English-Thai Dictionary

inability

N การ ไร้ความสามารถ  การ ขาด ความสามารถ  incapacity incompetence ability capacity kan-rai-kwam-sa-mad

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

INABILITY

n.[L. inhabilis; in and habilis. ] 1. Want of sufficient physical power or strength; as the inability of a man to raise an arm or a leg.
2. Want of adequate means; as an inability to purchase a farm, or to fit out a ship.
3. Want of moral power. Moral inability is considered to be want of inclination, disposition or will, or a deep-rooted aversion to act, and therefore improperly so called.
Moral inability aggravates our guilt.
4. Want of intellectual strength or force; as an inability to comprehend a mathematical demonstration.
5. Want of knowledge or skill; as an inability to read or write.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

INABILITY

In `a *bil "i *ty, n. Etym: [Pref. in- not + ability: cf. F. inhabileté. See Able, and cf. Unable. ]

 

Defn: The quality or state of being unable; lack of ability; want of sufficient power, strength, resources, or capacity. It is not from an inability to discover what they ought to do, that men err in practice. Blair.

 

Syn. -- Impotence; incapacity; incompetence; weakness; powerlessness; incapability. See Disability.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

inability

in a bil i ty |ˌinəˈbilitē ˈˌɪnəˈbɪlədi | ▶noun [ with infinitive ] the state of being unable to do something: his inability to accept new ideas | the inability of the soldiers to understand an alien culture.

 

Oxford Dictionary

inability

in |abil ¦ity |ɪnəˈbɪlɪti | ▶noun [ with infinitive ] the state of being unable to do something: his inability to accept new ideas.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

inability

inability noun the state's inability to build a credible case against him: lack of ability, incapability, incapacity, powerlessness, impotence, helplessness; incompetence, ineptitude, unfitness, inefficacy.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

inability

inability noun lack of ability, incapability, incapacity, powerlessness, impotence, helplessness; incompetence, ineptitude, inaptitude, unfitness, ineffectiveness, uselessness, inefficacy; Medicine insufficiency. ANTONYMS ability.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

inability

in a bil i ty /ɪ̀nəbɪ́ləti /〖in (打ち消し )ability (能力 )〗名詞 U 〖an /the ～〗 «…をする » 能力がないこと , «…を » できないこと «to do » ; 無能, 無力 (↔ability )▸ an inability to pay [of payment ]支払い不能