/ Dictionary / Index I incapable: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: in•ca•pa•ble Pronunciation: (in-kā'pu-bul), [key] — adj. not capable. not having the necessary ability, qualification, or strength to perform some specified act or function: As an administrator, he is simply incapable. without ordinary capability; incompetent. These materials are incapable of exact measurement. not having the ability, qualification, or strength for (a specified act or function). not open to; not susceptible to or admitting:These materials are incapable of exact measurement. legally unqualified for. —n. a thoroughly incompetent person, esp. one of defective mentality. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: incapable (Thesaurus) incantation incapacitant Related Content Daily Word Quiz: spectral Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language