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inability

noun
/ˌɪnəˈbɪlɪti/

Etymology

From earlier inhability (“disqualification for office”), equivalent to in- + ability. Compare Middle French inhabilité, Medieval Latin inhabilitās.

  1. derived from habilitās
  2. derived from ablete
  3. inherited from abilite
  4. formed as inability — “in- + ability”

Definitions

  1. Lack of the ability to do something

    Lack of the ability to do something; incapability.

    • […] 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; […]

  2. Lack of the option to do something

    Lack of the option to do something; powerlessness.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at inability. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

01inability02ability03necessary04needed05required06require07indispensable08cannot

A definitional loop anchored at inability. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

8 hops · closes at inability

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA