Uncapacity

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A lack of capacity or ability; incapacity. obsolete, uncountable

    "[…] 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; […]"

Example

More examples

"[…] 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; […]"

Etymology

From un- + capacity.

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.