"inability" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌɪnəˈbɪlɪti/ Audio: en-us-inability.ogg Forms: inabilities [plural]
Etymology: From earlier inhability (“disqualification for office”), equivalent to in- + ability. Compare Middle French inhabilité, Medieval Latin inhabilitās. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|in|ability}} in- + ability, {{cog|frm|inhabilité}} Middle French inhabilité, {{cog|ML.|inhabilitās}} Medieval Latin inhabilitās Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} inability (countable and uncountable, plural inabilities)
  1. Lack of the ability to do something; incapability. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (lack of the ability to do something; incapability): неспособност (nesposobnost) [feminine] (Bulgarian), ناتوانین (natwanîn) (Central Kurdish), onvermogen (Dutch), impotentie (Dutch), nekapableco (Esperanto), kyvyttömyys (Finnish), kykenemättömyys (Finnish), incapacité [feminine] (French), Unfähigkeit [feminine] (German), Unvermögen [neuter] (German), 𐌿𐌽𐌼𐌰𐌷𐍄𐍃 (unmahts) [feminine] (Gothic), αδυναμία (adynamía) [feminine] (Greek), अक्षमता (akṣamtā) [feminine] (Hindi), असमर्थता (asmarthatā) [feminine] (Hindi), неможност (nemožnost) [feminine] (Macedonian), neuablid [feminine, masculine] (Manx), neufondid [masculine] (Manx), niemożność [feminine] (Polish), niezdolność [feminine] (Polish), nieumiejętność [feminine] (Polish), inabilidade [feminine] (Portuguese), incapacidade [feminine] (Portuguese), incapacitate [feminine] (Romanian), incapabilitate [feminine] (Romanian), neputință [feminine] (Romanian), неспосо́бность (nesposóbnostʹ) [feminine] (Russian), невозмо́жность (nevozmóžnostʹ) [feminine] (Russian), неуме́ние (neuménije) [neuter] (Russian), अक्षमा (akṣamā) [feminine] (Sanskrit), incapacidad [feminine] (Spanish), oförmåga (Swedish), незда́тність (nezdátnistʹ) [feminine] (Ukrainian), неспромо́жність (nespromóžnistʹ) [feminine] (Ukrainian), невмі́ння (nevmínnja) [neuter] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-inability-en-noun-9wrTn~tv Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with in-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Central Kurdish translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Gothic translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hindi translations, Terms with Macedonian translations, Terms with Manx translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Sanskrit translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 86 14 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with in-: 78 22 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 86 14 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 86 14 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 94 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 91 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Central Kurdish translations: 98 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 89 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 93 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 91 9 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 90 10 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 91 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Gothic translations: 95 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 77 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Hindi translations: 91 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Macedonian translations: 91 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Manx translations: 91 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 89 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 93 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 91 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 92 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Sanskrit translations: 91 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 94 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 93 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 91 9 Disambiguation of 'lack of the ability to do something; incapability': 93 7
  2. Lack of the option to do something; powerlessness. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (lack of the option to do something; powerlessness): senpoveco (Esperanto), असमर्थता (asmarthatā) [feminine] (Hindi), neuchummaght [feminine] (Manx), неможли́вість (nemožlývistʹ) [feminine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-inability-en-noun-mYuuqGzF Disambiguation of 'lack of the option to do something; powerlessness': 13 87
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: unability

Inflected forms

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        "1": "ML.",
        "2": "inhabilitās"
      },
      "expansion": "Medieval Latin inhabilitās",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From earlier inhability (“disqualification for office”), equivalent to in- + ability. Compare Middle French inhabilité, Medieval Latin inhabilitās.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "inabilities",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "~"
      },
      "expansion": "inability (countable and uncountable, plural inabilities)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1720, John Shaw, “Of Religion”, in The Fundamental Doctrines of the Church of England, […], volume I, London: […] George Strahan, […] William Mears, […], page 36:",
          "text": "[…] tho' theſe ſeem'd to be very unfit Inſtruments for compaſſing of that great Deſign for which they were then employ'd, becauſe of their Inability and Uncapacity in performing the Work ſo very great and important; […]",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "26 November 2013, Daniel Taylor, “Jack Wilshere scores twice to ease Arsenal to victory over Marseille”, in The Guardian:",
          "text": "The Premier League leaders did what many people thought was beyond them in their last European excursion, at the home of Borussia Dortmund, and they made light work of overcoming Marseille on a night when the one-sidedness was not reflected by their inability to add to Jack Wilshere's two goals.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Lack of the ability to do something; incapability."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Lack",
          "lack"
        ],
        [
          "ability",
          "ability"
        ],
        [
          "incapability",
          "incapability"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "countable",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Lack of the option to do something; powerlessness."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "option",
          "option"
        ],
        [
          "powerlessness",
          "powerlessness"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "countable",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˌɪnəˈbɪlɪti/"
    },
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  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "unability"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "nesposobnost",
      "sense": "lack of the ability to do something; incapability",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "неспособност"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "lack of the ability to do something; incapability",
      "word": "onvermogen"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "lack of the ability to do something; incapability",
      "word": "impotentie"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "lack of the ability to do something; incapability",
      "word": "nekapableco"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "lack of the ability to do something; incapability",
      "word": "kyvyttömyys"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "lack of the ability to do something; incapability",
      "word": "kykenemättömyys"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "lack of the ability to do something; incapability",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "incapacité"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "lack of the ability to do something; incapability",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Unfähigkeit"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "lack of the ability to do something; incapability",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Unvermögen"
    },
    {
      "code": "got",
      "lang": "Gothic",
      "roman": "unmahts",
      "sense": "lack of the ability to do something; incapability",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "𐌿𐌽𐌼𐌰𐌷𐍄𐍃"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "adynamía",
      "sense": "lack of the ability to do something; incapability",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "αδυναμία"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "akṣamtā",
      "sense": "lack of the ability to do something; incapability",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "अक्षमता"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "asmarthatā",
      "sense": "lack of the ability to do something; incapability",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "असमर्थता"
    },
    {
      "code": "ckb",
      "lang": "Central Kurdish",
      "roman": "natwanîn",
      "sense": "lack of the ability to do something; incapability",
      "word": "ناتوانین"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "nemožnost",
      "sense": "lack of the ability to do something; incapability",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "неможност"
    },
    {
      "code": "gv",
      "lang": "Manx",
      "sense": "lack of the ability to do something; incapability",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "neuablid"
    },
    {
      "code": "gv",
      "lang": "Manx",
      "sense": "lack of the ability to do something; incapability",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "neufondid"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "lack of the ability to do something; incapability",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "niemożność"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "lack of the ability to do something; incapability",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "niezdolność"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "lack of the ability to do something; incapability",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "nieumiejętność"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "lack of the ability to do something; incapability",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "inabilidade"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "lack of the ability to do something; incapability",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "incapacidade"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "lack of the ability to do something; incapability",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "incapacitate"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "lack of the ability to do something; incapability",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "incapabilitate"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "lack of the ability to do something; incapability",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "neputință"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "nesposóbnostʹ",
      "sense": "lack of the ability to do something; incapability",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "неспосо́бность"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "nevozmóžnostʹ",
      "sense": "lack of the ability to do something; incapability",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "невозмо́жность"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "neuménije",
      "sense": "lack of the ability to do something; incapability",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "неуме́ние"
    },
    {
      "code": "sa",
      "lang": "Sanskrit",
      "roman": "akṣamā",
      "sense": "lack of the ability to do something; incapability",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "अक्षमा"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "lack of the ability to do something; incapability",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "incapacidad"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "lack of the ability to do something; incapability",
      "word": "oförmåga"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "nezdátnistʹ",
      "sense": "lack of the ability to do something; incapability",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "незда́тність"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "nespromóžnistʹ",
      "sense": "lack of the ability to do something; incapability",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "неспромо́жність"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "nevmínnja",
      "sense": "lack of the ability to do something; incapability",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "невмі́ння"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "lack of the option to do something; powerlessness",
      "word": "senpoveco"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "asmarthatā",
      "sense": "lack of the option to do something; powerlessness",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "असमर्थता"
    },
    {
      "code": "gv",
      "lang": "Manx",
      "sense": "lack of the option to do something; powerlessness",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "neuchummaght"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "nemožlývistʹ",
      "sense": "lack of the option to do something; powerlessness",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "неможли́вість"
    }
  ],
  "word": "inability"
}

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