"nonability" meaning in English

See nonability in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-nonability.wav [US] Forms: nonabilities [plural]
Etymology: From non- + ability. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|non-<id:not>|ability|text=+|tree=1}} From non- + ability., {{ety|en|:af|non-<id:not>|ability|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Germanic *ne Proto-Indo-European *ís? Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos Proto-Germanic *ainaz Proto-Germanic *nainaz Proto-West Germanic *nain Old English nān Middle English non ▲ Old English nān Old English nān- Middle English non- English non- English ability English nonability From non- + ability. Head templates: {{en-noun}} nonability (plural nonabilities)
  1. Want of ability.
    Sense id: en-nonability-en-noun-oygDAtfZ Categories (other): English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with etymon, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with non- (not), Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 66 34 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 65 35 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 65 35 Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 68 32 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 70 30 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with non- (not): 63 37 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 72 28 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 72 28 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 87 13 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 82 18 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 84 16
  2. (law) An exception taken against a plaintiff in a cause, when he is unable legally to commence a suit.
    Sense id: en-nonability-en-noun-IKiE5iSq Categories (other): Law Topics: law

Inflected forms

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