incapableness

7.4

A lack of ability to do something

noun
/ɪnˈkeɪpəblnəs/

: incapacidad

His incapableness in handling complex machinery became apparent during training.

Examples

He felt a deep sense of incapableness when asked to perform tasks he once mastered.
She struggled with a sense of incapableness after her injury.
There was a general incapableness among the candidates to address the legal issues involved.
Her incapableness is frustrating.
Don't show such incapableness!
Her incapableness to understand the new software made her feel anxious at work.
The team faced incapableness in executing their plan due to lack of resources.

Synonyms

inability

vsincapableness

177 2.8

Not able to do something you need to do

is the same lack of ability but emphasizes it as a general quality

incompetence

vsincapableness

92 4.4

Failing to do a job well because of lack of skill

describes lacking ability in general rather than failing at performance

helplessness

vsincapableness

25 3.8

A feeling of being unable to help yourself or change a situation

names the simple lack of ability rather than the emotional experience

ineptitude

vsincapableness

18 7.4

A lack of skill that makes someone do tasks badly

means lacking ability generally, not only because of training or experience

impotence

vsincapableness

10 7.4

A lack of power to make things happen

means lacking ability to do something rather than weakness in strength alone

incapacity

vsincapableness

9 5.4

Not able to do things because your body or mind does not work well

is the general quality of lacking ability without naming specific causes

incompetency

vsincapableness

3 6.8

Lack of ability to do a job or task well

is the broader lack of ability rather than a specific qualification failure

ineptness

vsincapableness

3 6.4

Lack of skill that makes someone do things badly

is the general lack of ability without stressing the skill aspect

incapability

vsincapableness

1 6.0

Not being able to do something because you lack the ability

focuses on lacking ability itself rather than long term potential

impotency

vsincapableness

1 7.9

Lack of power to change things

covers lacking ability generally not limited to weakness of power or force

unskillfulness

vsincapableness

6.6

A state of not being good at doing something

refers to lacking ability more widely, not only poor practical skill

nonproficiency

vsincapableness

7.9

Not enough skill to do something well

expresses general lack of ability rather than specifically failing standards

inaptitude

vsincapableness

Formal

8.2

Lack of ability to do a task or job well

is the broader lack of ability not limited to unsuitability for tasks

unfitness

vsincapableness

6.0

Not able or qualified to do a job

means lacking ability generally rather than being merely unqualified or weak

inadequateness

vsincapableness

7.6

A lack of enough quality, amount or skill for a purpose

focuses on lacking ability itself rather than simply being unsuitable or insufficient

disablement

vsincapableness

6.5

A condition in which someone cannot do normal daily activities because of a physical or mental problem

is the general lack of ability without implying a specific impairment cause

impuissance

vsincapableness

Literature

9.9

A feeling of being unable to change things

is the basic absence of ability rather than the strong emphasis on power

Antonyms

ability

∞ 1.0

Skill or power to do something

capability

473 3.6

Ability to do something or develop a skill

How Capable

competence

69 4.1

ability

∞ 1.0

incapableness

7.4

inability

177 2.8

Surface Forms

incapableness singular

incapablenesses plural

Morphology

incapableness = incapable (transparent) = in + capable + ness

This is a regular noun formation from the adjective 'incapable', meaning the state or quality of being incapable.

Etymology

Incapableness comes from the parts in- 'not', capable 'able' (think of the simple word able), and -ness which makes it a noun, so it means the state of being not able to do something.