What part of speech is incapable?

Incapable can be categorized as a noun and an adjective.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. incapable is a noun, singular of incapables.
  • 2. incapable is an adjective.

Inflections

Noun

Adjective

  • Positive
    Comparative
    Superlative
  • incapable 
    more incapable
    most incapable
  • Positive: incapable 
  • Comparative: more incapable
  • Superlative: most incapable

What does incapable mean?

Definitions

Adjective
incapable - (followed by `of') lacking capacity or ability; "incapable of carrying a tune"; "he is incapable of understanding the matter"; "incapable of doing the work"
incapable - not meeting requirements; "unequal to the demands put upon him"
incapable - (followed by `of') not having the temperament or inclination for; "simply incapable of lying"
incapable - not being susceptible to or admitting of something (usually followed by `of'); "incapable of solution"

Noun
incapable - One who is morally or mentally weak or inefficient; an imbecile; a simpleton.
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Examples of incapable

#   Sentence  
1. adj. Incapable of carrying a tune.
2. adj. He is incapable of understanding the matter.
3. adj. Incapable of doing the work.
4. adj. Simply incapable of lying.
5. adj. Incapable of solution.
6. adj. Ostriches are incapable of flight.
7. adj. The child was incapable of understanding his father's death.
8. adj. The building is incapable of repair.
9. adj. The plan is incapable of alteration.
10. adj. A baby is incapable of taking care of itself.
11. adj. He is incapable of telling a lie.
12. adj. He is a man who I supposed was incapable of such cruelty.
13. adj. She is incapable of doing anything alone.
14. adj. She is incapable of deceit.
15. adj. With her extravagant tastes, she was incapable of making ends meet.
Sentence  
adj.
Incapable of carrying a tune.
He is incapable of understanding the matter.
Incapable of doing the work.
Simply incapable of lying.
Incapable of solution.
Ostriches are incapable of flight.
The child was incapable of understanding his father's death.
The building is incapable of repair.
The plan is incapable of alteration.
A baby is incapable of taking care of itself.
He is incapable of telling a lie.
He is a man who I supposed was incapable of such cruelty.
She is incapable of doing anything alone.
She is incapable of deceit.
With her extravagant tastes, she was incapable of making ends meet.
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