INABILITY

inability, unfitness

(noun) lacking the power to perform

inability

(noun) lack of ability (especially mental ability) to do something

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

inability (countable and uncountable, plural inabilities)

Lack of the ability to do something; incapability.

Lack of the option to do something; powerlessness.

Synonyms

• unability

Source: Wiktionary


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

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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