English Online Dictionary. What means unable? What does unable mean?
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʌnˈeɪbəl/
- Rhymes: -eɪbəl
Etymology 1
From Middle English unable, unabel, unhable, unhabil, equivalent to un- + able.
Adjective
unable (comparative unabler or more unable, superlative unablest or most unable)
- Not able; lacking a certain ability.
Antonyms
- able
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
Interjection
unable
- (aviation) Indicating that a requested course of action is not possible to carry out.
Etymology 2
From Middle English unablen, equivalent to un- + able.
Verb
unable (third-person singular simple present unables, present participle unabling, simple past and past participle unabled)
- (transitive, nonstandard) To render unable; to disable.
Anagrams
- Buelna, Nabeul, nebula, unbale