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incapacity vs incapability

incapability vs incapacity

incapacity and incapability both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
incapacity Yes No No No
incapability Yes No No No
As nouns, incapability is a hypernym of incapacity; that is, incapability is a word with a broader meaning than incapacity:
  • incapacity: lack of physical or natural qualifications
  • incapability: the quality of not being capable -- physically or intellectually or legally
Other hypernyms of incapacity include incapableness.
incapacity (noun) incapability (noun)
lack of physical or natural qualifications the quality of not being capable -- physically or intellectually or legally
lack of intellectual power lack of potential for development
Difference between incapacity and incapability

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