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–adjective
lacking the necessary power, competence, etc., to accomplish some specified act: He was unable to swim.

[Origin: 1350–1400; ME; see un-1, able]

See incapable.
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un·a·ble    Audio Help   (ŭn-ā'bəl)  Pronunciation Key 
adj.  
  1. Lacking the necessary power, authority, or means; not able; incapable: unable to get to town without a car.
  2. Lacking mental or physical capability or efficiency; incompetent: unable to walk.
  3. Usage Problem Not susceptible to action or treatment: a project unable to be financed with government funds. See Usage Note at able.

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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
unable  (adj.)
c.1380, from un- (1) "not" + able. Modeled on O.Fr. inhabile or L. inhabilis.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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unable

adjective
1. (usually followed by 'to') not having the necessary means or skill or know-how; "unable to get to town without a car"; "unable to obtain funds" [ant: a cappella
2. (usually followed by 'to') lacking necessary physical or mental ability; "dyslexics are unable to learn to read adequately"; "the sun was unable to melt enough snow" 
3. lacking in power or forcefulness; "an ineffectual ruler"; "like an unable phoenix in hot ashes" [syn: ineffective

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Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
unable [anˈeibl] adjective
without enough strength, power, skill, opportunity, information etc to be able (to do something)
Example: I am unable to get out of bed; I shall be unable to meet you for lunch today.
Arabic: غَيْر قادِر
Chinese (Simplified): 不能的
Chinese (Traditional): 不能的
Czech: neschopný
Danish: ude af stand til
Dutch: niet in staat
Estonian: võimetu
Finnish: kykenemätön
French: incapable de
German: außerstande
Greek: που δεν μπορεί, ανίκανος να κάνει κτ.
Hungarian: képtelen
Icelandic: vanmáttugur; ófær, sem getur ekki
Italian: incapace
Japanese: ~できない
Latvian: nevarēt atnākt uz tikšanos
Lithuanian: negalintis, nepajėgiantis
Norwegian: ute av stand til
Polish: niezdolny
Portuguese (Portugal): incapaz
Russian: неспособный
Slovak: neschopný, bezmocný, nespôsobilý
Slovenian: nezmožen
Spanish: incapaz
Swedish: oförmögen, ur stånd
Turkish: gücü yetmeyen, imkânı olmayan
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Unable

In`a*bil"i*ty\, n. [Pref. in- not + ability: cf. F. inhabilet['e]. See Able, and cf. Unable.] 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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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