incapacityn.

Brit.

/ˌɪnkəˈpasᵻti/,

/ˌɪŋkəˈpasᵻti/, U.S.

/ˈˌɪnkəˈpæsədi/,

/ˈˌɪŋkəˈpæsədi/

Etymology: < French incapacité (16th cent. in Hatzfeld & Darmesteter) = Italian incapacità (Florio, 1598): see in- prefix⁴ and capacity n.

a. Want of capacity; inability, powerlessness; incompetence, natural disqualification; incapability. Also with an and plural, an instance of this.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > ability > inability > [noun]

unablenessc1380

unabletyc1380

infirmityc1384

unabilityc1475

non-ability1477

inability1500

disability1545

unsufficiency1580

disablement1597

disableness1609

incapacity1611

uncapableness1611

incapability1632

incapableness1632

uncapabilitya1644

incompatibility1659

incompetibilitya1660

uncapacity1681

invalidity1698

disable1827

1611 J. Florio Queen Anna's New World of Words Incapacita, incapacity, vncapablenesse.

1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica iii. i. 107 Wee doe not conceive..any such intolerable incapacity in the organs of divers other Quadrupedes.

1702 Clarendon's Hist. Rebellion I. i. 50 The Lord Conway..for age and incapacity, was at last removed from the Secretary's office.

1712 R. Steele Spectator No. 456. ⁋2 The Incapacity of an Infant or a Lunatick.

1781 E. Gibbon Decline & Fall (1869) I. xxi. 589 His incapacity and ignorance were equal to his presumption.

1819 P. B. Shelley Cenci ii. ii. 29 The eldest son of a rich nobleman Is heir to all his incapacities.

1873 P. G. Hamerton Intellect. Life (1875) x. v. 391 Cerebral fatigue leading to temporary incapacity.

b. Const. of, for, or infinitive: cf. incapable adj. and n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > ability > inability > [noun] > inability to make, receive, or deal with

incapacitya1665

a1665 J. Goodwin Πλήρωμα τὸ Πνευματικόv (1670) ii. 21 An utter incapacity of receiving the Spirit.

1681 N. Luttrell Diary in Brief Hist. Relation State Affairs (1857) I. 131 The incapacity of the emperor to hinder it.

1736 Bp. J. Butler Analogy of Relig. i. iii. 71 Through Incapacity of knowing better, and doing better for themselves.

1828 C. Lamb Old Margate Hoy in Elia 2nd Ser. 35 The incapacity of actual objects for satisfying our preconceptions of them.

1856 F. L. Olmsted Journey Slave States 130 Feeling their own incapacity to take care of themselves.

c. Inability to take, receive, or deal with in some way. Const. of, for.

ΚΠ

1656 R. Vines Treat. Inst. Lords-Supper xiii. 149 He brings..a Church into an incapacity of Sacraments.

1665 J. Glanvill Sciri Tuum: Authors Defense To T. Albius sig. A4, in Scepsis Scientifica I fell into a violent feavour, which long detain'd me in an incapacity for matter of such a nature.

1896 T. C. Allbutt et al. Syst. Med. I. 411 Digestive incapacity for starch and milky food.

2. Legal disqualification, disability: with an and plural, an instance of this, a disqualification or disability.

ΘΚΠ

society > law > legal capacity > [noun] > legal incapacity

non-ability1477

disability1579

incapacity1648

incompetency1650

1648 Art. Peace c. 8 That all Incapacities imposed upon the Natives of this Kingdom..be taken away by Act to be passed in the said Parliament.

1690 H. Maurice Remarks from Country 17 Persons of great Consideration and credit..lying at present under an incapacity.

1767 W. Blackstone Comm. Laws Eng. (new ed.) II. 257 There is one more incapacity of taking by descent.

1850 C. Merivale Hist. Romans under Empire I. iv. 212 The laws..inflicted upon him civil incapacity to the fullest extent.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	incapacity
释义	incapacityn. Brit. /ˌɪnkəˈpasᵻti/, /ˌɪŋkəˈpasᵻti/, U.S. /ˈˌɪnkəˈpæsədi/, /ˈˌɪŋkəˈpæsədi/ Etymology: < French incapacité (16th cent. in Hatzfeld & Darmesteter) = Italian incapacità (Florio, 1598): see in- prefix⁴ and capacity n. 1. a. Want of capacity; inability, powerlessness; incompetence, natural disqualification; incapability. Also with an and plural, an instance of this. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > ability > inability > [noun] unablenessc1380 unabletyc1380 infirmityc1384 unabilityc1475 non-ability1477 inability1500 disability1545 unsufficiency1580 disablement1597 disableness1609 incapacity1611 uncapableness1611 incapability1632 incapableness1632 uncapabilitya1644 incompatibility1659 incompetibilitya1660 uncapacity1681 invalidity1698 disable1827 1611 J. Florio Queen Anna's New World of Words Incapacita, incapacity, vncapablenesse. 1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica iii. i. 107 Wee doe not conceive..any such intolerable incapacity in the organs of divers other Quadrupedes. View more context for this quotation 1702 Clarendon's Hist. Rebellion I. i. 50 The Lord Conway..for age and incapacity, was at last removed from the Secretary's office. 1712 R. Steele Spectator No. 456. ⁋2 The Incapacity of an Infant or a Lunatick. 1781 E. Gibbon Decline & Fall (1869) I. xxi. 589 His incapacity and ignorance were equal to his presumption. 1819 P. B. Shelley Cenci ii. ii. 29 The eldest son of a rich nobleman Is heir to all his incapacities. 1873 P. G. Hamerton Intellect. Life (1875) x. v. 391 Cerebral fatigue leading to temporary incapacity. b. Const. of, for, or infinitive: cf. incapable adj. and n. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > ability > inability > [noun] > inability to make, receive, or deal with incapacitya1665 a1665 J. Goodwin Πλήρωμα τὸ Πνευματικόv (1670) ii. 21 An utter incapacity of receiving the Spirit. 1681 N. Luttrell Diary in Brief Hist. Relation State Affairs (1857) I. 131 The incapacity of the emperor to hinder it. 1736 Bp. J. Butler Analogy of Relig. i. iii. 71 Through Incapacity of knowing better, and doing better for themselves. 1828 C. Lamb Old Margate Hoy in Elia 2nd Ser. 35 The incapacity of actual objects for satisfying our preconceptions of them. 1856 F. L. Olmsted Journey Slave States 130 Feeling their own incapacity to take care of themselves. c. Inability to take, receive, or deal with in some way. Const. of, for. ΚΠ 1656 R. Vines Treat. Inst. Lords-Supper xiii. 149 He brings..a Church into an incapacity of Sacraments. 1665 J. Glanvill Sciri Tuum: Authors Defense To T. Albius sig. A4, in Scepsis Scientifica I fell into a violent feavour, which long detain'd me in an incapacity for matter of such a nature. 1896 T. C. Allbutt et al. Syst. Med. I. 411 Digestive incapacity for starch and milky food. 2. Legal disqualification, disability: with an and plural, an instance of this, a disqualification or disability. ΘΚΠ society > law > legal capacity > [noun] > legal incapacity non-ability1477 disability1579 incapacity1648 incompetency1650 1648 Art. Peace c. 8 That all Incapacities imposed upon the Natives of this Kingdom..be taken away by Act to be passed in the said Parliament. 1690 H. Maurice Remarks from Country 17 Persons of great Consideration and credit..lying at present under an incapacity. 1767 W. Blackstone Comm. Laws Eng. (new ed.) II. 257 There is one more incapacity of taking by descent. 1850 C. Merivale Hist. Romans under Empire I. iv. 212 The laws..inflicted upon him civil incapacity to the fullest extent. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1611
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