Home › Words › U › unablenessunablenessunableness means the quality of being unable.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, unableness ranks #36,059 of 42,747 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom unable + -ness.nounThe quality of being unable.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.unability 87% match — Lack of ability; inability. vs unableness →unable 78% match — Not able; lacking a certain ability. vs unableness →inable 75% match — Unable, not able. vs unableness →inhability 74% match — unsuitableness; inability vs unableness →inability 73% match — Lack of the ability to do something; incapability. vs unableness →unabidingness 73% match — The quality of being unabiding. vs unableness →unamenableness 73% match — The quality of not being amenable. vs unableness →abledness 73% match — The quality of being abled (not disabled). vs unableness →