INCAPABILITY

incapability, incapableness

(noun) the quality of not being capable -- physically or intellectually or legally

incapability, incapableness

(noun) lack of potential for development

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

incapability (usually uncountable, plural incapabilities)

The condition of being incapable.

Source: Wiktionary

In*ca`pa*bil"i*ty, n.

1. The quality of being incapable; incapacity. Suckling.

2. (Law)

Definition: Want of legal qualifications, or of legal power; as, incapability of holding an office.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition