incomparable
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in·com·pa·ra·ble 
[in-kom-per-uh-buhl, -pruh-buhl] Pronunciation Key
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[in-kom-per-uh-buhl, -pruh-buhl] Pronunciation Key –adjective
| 1. | beyond comparison; matchless or unequaled: incomparable beauty. |
| 2. | not comparable; incapable of being compared to each other, as two unlike objects or qualities, or to one or more others. |
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in·com·pa·ra·bil·i·ty, in·com·pa·ra·ble·ness, noun
in·com·pa·ra·bly, adverb
—Synonyms 1. peerless, unrivaled, inimitable.
—Antonyms 1. ordinary, mediocre.
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American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
| in·com·pa·ra·ble
(ĭn-kŏm'pər-ə-bəl) Pronunciation Key
adj.
in·com'pa·ra·bil'i·ty, in·com'pa·ra·ble·ness n., in·com'pa·ra·bly adv. |
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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
incomparable
incomparable
1412, from O.Fr. incomparable (12c.), from L. incomparabilis, from in- "not" + comparabilis "comparable" (see comparison).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
WordNet - Cite This Source - Share This
| incomparable | |
adjective | |
| such that comparison is impossible; unsuitable for comparison or lacking features that can be compared; "an incomparable week of rest and pleasure"; "the computer proceeds with its incomparable logic and efficiency"; "this report is incomparable with the earlier ones because of different breakdowns of the data" [ant: comparable] |
WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
Free On-line Dictionary of Computing - Cite This Source - Share This
incomparable mathematics
Two elements a, b of a set are incomparable under some relation <= if neither a <= b, nor b <= a.
(1995-09-21)
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © 1993-2007 Denis Howe
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Incomparable
In*com"pa*ra*ble\, a. [L. incomparabilis: cf. F. incomparable. See In- not, and Comparable.] Not comparable; admitting of no comparison with others; unapproachably eminent; without a peer or equal; matchless; peerless; transcendent. A merchant of incomparable wealth. --Shak. A new hypothesis . . . which hath the incomparable Sir Isaac Newton for a patron. --Bp. Warburton. -- In*com"pa*ra*ble*ness, n. -- In*com"pa*ra*bly, adv. Delights incomparably all those corporeal things. --Bp. Wilkins.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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