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Incapable of being alienated, surrendered, or transferred to another; not alienable; as, in inalienable birthright.

Not alterable; incapable of being altered or changed; unalterable. -- In*al"ter*a*ble*ness, n. -- In*al"ter*a*bly, adv.

Incapable of being lost. [R.] Hammond. -- In`a*mis"si*ble*ness, n. [R.]

Incapable of being appeased or satisfied; unappeasable.

Not applicable; incapable of being applied; not adapted; not suitable; as, the argument is inapplicable to the case. J. S. Mill.

Not appreciable; too small to be perceived; incapable of being duly valued or estimated. Hallam.

Incapable of articulating. [R.] The poor earl, who is inarticulate with palsy. Walpole.

Not audible; incapable of being heard; silent. -- In*au"di*ble*ness, n. -- In*au"di*bly, adv.

The quality of being incapable; incapacity. Suckling.

In an incapable manner.

To deprive of capacity or natural power; to disable; to render incapable or unfit; to disqualify; as, his age incapacitated him for war.

Incapable of being circumscribed or limited. Cranmer.

Not to be coerced; incapable of being compelled or forced.

Not cognizable; incapable of being recognized, known, or distinguished. H. Spenser. The Lettish race, not a primitive stock of the Slavi, but a distinct branch, now become incognizable. Tooke.

To be incapable of combining; to disagree; to differ. [Obs.] Milton.

The quality or state of being incommunicable, or incapable of being imparted.

Not communicable; incapable of being communicated, shared, told, or imparted, to others. Health and understanding are incommunicable. Southey. Those incommunicable relations of the divine love. South. -- In`com*mu"ni*ca*ble*ness, n. -- In`com*mu"ni*ca*bly, adv.

Not compatible; so differing as to be incapable of harmonious combination or coexistence; inconsistent in thought or being; irreconcilably disagreeing; as, persons of incompatible tempers; incompatible colors, desires, ambition. A strength and obduracy of character incompatible with his meek and innocent nature. Southe…

etent; wanting in adequate strength, power, capacity, means, qualifications, or the like; incapable; unable; inadequate; unfit. Incompetent to perform the duties of the place. Macaulay.

The quality of being incompressible, or incapable of reduction in volume by pressure; -- formerly supposed to be a property of liquids. The incompressibility of water is not absolute. Rees.