In-going In"-go`ing adjective Going; entering, as upon an office or a possession; as, an in-going tenant.
Inability In`a·bil"i·ty noun [ Prefix
in- not +
ability : confer French
inhabileté . See
Able , and confer
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 .
Inable In·a"ble transitive verb See Enable .
Inablement In·a"ble·ment noun See Enablement . [ Obsolete]
Inabstinence In·ab"sti·nence noun [ Prefix
in- not +
abstinence : confer French
inabstinence .]
Want of abstinence; indulgence. [ Obsolete] "The
inabstinence of Eve."
Milton.
Inabstracted In`ab·stract"ed adjective Not abstracted.
Inabusively In`a·bu"sive·ly adverb Without abuse.
Inaccessibility In`ac·cess`i·bil"i·ty noun [ Confer French
inaccessibilité .]
The quality or state of being inaccessible; inaccessibleness. "The
inaccessibility of the precipice."
Bp. Butler.
Inaccessible In`ac·cess"i·ble adjective [ Latin
inaccessibilis : confer F.
inaccessible . See
In- not, and
Accessible .]
Not accessible; not to be reached, obtained, or approached; as, an inaccessible rock, fortress, document, prince, etc. --
In`ac*cess"i*ble*ness ,
noun --
In`ac*cess"i*bly ,
adverb
Inaccordant In`ac·cord"ant adjective Not accordant; discordant.
Inaccuracy In·ac"cu·ra·cy noun ;
plural Inaccuracies 1. The quality of being inaccurate; want of accuracy or exactness. 2. That which is inaccurate or incorrect; mistake; fault; defect; error; as, in inaccuracy in speech, copying, calculation, etc.
Inaccurate In·ac"cu·rate adjective Not accurate; not according to truth; inexact; incorrect; erroneous; as, in inaccurate man, narration, copy, judgment, calculation, etc. The expression is plainly inaccurate .
Bp. Hurd. Syn. -- Inexact; incorrect; erroneous; faulty; imperfect; incomplete; defective.
Inaccurately In·ac"cu·rate·ly adverb In an inaccurate manner; incorrectly; inexactly.
Inacquaintance In`ac·quaint"ance adjective Want of acquaintance. Good.
Inacquiescent In·ac`qui·es"cent adjective Not acquiescent or acquiescing.
Inaction In·ac"tion noun [ Prefix
in . not +
action : confer
inaction .]
Want of action or activity; forbearance from labor; idleness; rest; inertness. Berkeley.
Inactive In·ac"tive adjective [ Prefix
in- not +
active : confer French
inactif .]
1. Not active; having no power to move; that does not or can not produce results; inert; as, matter is, of itself, inactive . 2. Not disposed to action or effort; not diligent or industrious; not busy; idle; as, an inactive officer. 3. (Chem. & Opt.) Not active; inert; esp., not exhibiting any action or activity on polarized light; optically neutral; -- said of isomeric forms of certain substances, in distinction from other forms which are optically active; as, racemic acid is an inactive tartaric acid. Syn. -- Inert; dull; sluggish; idle; indolent; slothful; lazy. See
Inert .
Inactively In·ac"tive·ly adverb In an inactive manner. Locke.
Inactivity In`ac·tiv"i·ty noun [ Confer French
inactivité .]
1. The state or quality of being inactive; inertness; as, the inactivity of matter. 2. Idleness; habitual indisposition to action or exertion; want of energy; sluggishness. The gloomy inactivity of despair.
Cook.
Inactose In·ac"tose noun (Chemistry) A variety of sugar, found in certain plants. It is optically inactive .
Inactuate In·ac"tu·ate transitive verb To put in action. [ Obsolete]
Inactuation In·ac`tu·a"tion noun Operation. [ Obsolete]
Inadaptation In·ad`ap·ta"tion noun Want of adaptation; unsuitableness.
Inadequacy In·ad"e·qua·cy noun [ From
Inadequate .]
The quality or state of being inadequate or insufficient; defectiveness; insufficiency; inadequateness. The inadequacy and consequent inefficacy of the alleged causes.
Dr. T. Dwight.
Inadequate In·ad"e·quate adjective [ Prefix
in- not +
adequate : confer French
inadéquat .]
Not adequate; unequal to the purpose; insufficient; deficient; as, inadequate resources, power, conceptions, representations, etc. Dryden. --
In*ad"e*quate*ly ,
adverb --
In*ad"e*quate*ness ,
noun
Inadequation In·ad`e·qua"tion noun Want of exact correspondence. [ Obsolete]
Puller.
Inadherent In`ad·her"ent adjective 1. Not adhering. 2. (Botany) Free; not connected with the other organs.
Inadhesion In`ad·he"sion noun Want of adhesion.
Inadmissibility In`ad·mis`si·bil"i·ty noun [ Confer French
inadmissibilité .]
The state or quality of being inadmissible, or not to be received.
Inadmissible In`ad·mis"si·ble adjective [ Prefix
in- not +
admissible : confer French
inadmissible .]
Not admissible; not proper to be admitted, allowed, or received; as, inadmissible testimony; an inadmissible proposition, or explanation. --
In`ad*mis"si*bly ,
adverb
Inadvertence In`ad·vert"ence ;
plural -ces In`ad*vert"en*cy ;
plural - cies noun [ Confer French
inadvertance .]
1. The quality of being inadvertent; lack of heedfulness or attentiveness; inattention; negligence; as, many mistakes proceed from inadvertence . Inadvertency , or want of attendance to the sense and intention of our prayers.
Jer. Taylor. 2. An effect of inattention; a result of carelessness; an oversight, mistake, or fault from negligence. The productions of a great genius, with many lapses an inadvertencies , are infinitely preferable to works of an inferior kind of author which are scrupulously exact.
Addison. Syn. -- Inattention; heedlessness; carelessness; negligence; thoughtlessness. See
Inattention .
Inadvertent In`ad·vert"ent adjective [ Confer French
inadvertant . See 2d
In- , and
Advert .]
Not turning the mind to a matter; heedless; careless; negligent; inattentive. An inadvertent step may crush the snail
That crawls at evening in the public path.
Cowper. --
In`ad*vert"ent*ly ,
adverb
Inadvisable In`ad·vis"a·ble adjective Not advisable. --
In`ad*vis"a*ble*ness ,
noun
Inaffability In·af`fa·bil"i·ty noun [ Confer French
inaffabilité .]
Want of affability or sociability; reticence.
Inaffable In·af"fa·ble adjective [ Prefix
in- not +
affable .]
Not affable; reserved in social intercourse.
Inaffectation In·af`fec·ta"tion noun [ Prefix
in- not +
affectation : confer French
inaffectation .]
Freedom from affectation; naturalness. [ R.]
Inaffected In`af·fect"ed adjective Unaffected. [ Obsolete] --
In`af*fect"ed*ly ,
adverb [ Obsolete]
Inaidable In·aid"a·ble adjective Incapable of being assisted; helpless. [ R.]
Shak.
Inalienability In·al`ien·a·bil"i·ty noun The quality or state of being inalienable.
Inalienable In·al"ien·a·ble adjective [ Prefix
in- not +
alienable : confer French
inaliénable .]
Incapable of being alienated, surrendered, or transferred to another; not alienable; as, in inalienable birthright.
Inalienableness In·al"ien·a·ble·ness noun The quality or state of being inalienable; inalienability.
Inalienably In·al"ien·a·bly adverb In a manner that forbids alienation; as, rights inalienably vested.
Inalimental In·al`i·men"tal adjective Affording no aliment or nourishment. [ Obsolete]
Bacon.
Inalterability In·al`ter·a·bil"i·ty noun [ Confer French
inaltérabilité .]
The quality of being unalterable or unchangeable; permanence.
Inalterable In·al"ter·a·ble adjective [ Prefix
in- not +
alterable : confer French
inaltérable .]
Not alterable; incapable of being altered or changed; unalterable. --
In*al"ter*a*ble*ness ,
noun --
In*al"ter*a*bly ,
adverb
Inamiable In·a"mi·a·ble adjective Unamiable. [ Obsolete] --
In*a"mi*a*ble*ness ,
noun [ Obsolete]
Inamissible In`a·mis"si·ble adjective [ Latin
inamissibilis : confer French
inamissible .]
Incapable of being lost. [ R.]
Hammond. --
In`a*mis"si*ble*ness ,
noun [ R.]
Inamorata In·a`mo·ra"ta noun [ Italian
innamorata , fem.,
innamorato , masc., past participle of
innamorare to inspire with love. See
Enamor .]
A woman in love; a mistress. "The fair
inamorata ."
Sherburne.
Inamorate In·am"o·rate adjective Enamored. Chapman. --
In*am"o*rate*ly ,
adverb [ R.]
Inamorato In·a`mo·ra"to noun ;
plural Inamoratos . [ See
Inamorata .]
A male lover.
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