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incomprehensible - 4 dictionary results

in⋅com⋅pre⋅hen⋅si⋅ble

[in-kom-pri-hen-suh-buhl, in-kom-]
–adjective
1. impossible to understand or comprehend; unintelligible.
2. Archaic. limitless; not limited or capable of being limited.

Origin:
1300–50; ME < L incomprehēnsibilis. See in- 3 , comprehensible


in⋅com⋅pre⋅hen⋅si⋅bil⋅i⋅ty, in⋅com⋅pre⋅hen⋅si⋅ble⋅ness, noun
in⋅com⋅pre⋅hen⋅si⋅bly, adverb


1. baffling, bewildering, obscure.
in·com·pre·hen·si·ble   (ĭn'kŏm-prĭ-hěn'sə-bəl, ĭn-kŏm'-)   
adj.  
    1. Difficult or impossible to understand or comprehend; unintelligible: incomprehensible jargon.
    2. Impossible to know or fathom: incomprehensible mysteries.
  1. Archaic Having no limits; boundless.
in'com·pre·hen'si·bil'i·ty, in'com·pre·hen'si·ble·ness n., in'com·pre·hen'si·bly adv.

Incomprehensible

In*com`pre*hen"si*ble\, a. [L. incomprehensibilis: cf. F. incompr['e]hensible. See In- not, and Comprehensible.]

1. Not capable of being contained within limits.

An infinite and incomprehensible substance. --Hooker.

2. Not capable of being comprehended or understood; beyond the reach of the human intellect; inconceivable.

And all her numbered stars that seem to roll Spaces incomprehensible. --Milton. -- In*com`pre*hen"si*ble*ness, n. -- In*com`pre*hen"si*bly, adv.
Language Translation for : incomprehensible
Spanish: incomprensible,
German: unverständlich,
Japanese: 理解できない

incomprehensible 
c.1340, from L. incomprehensibilis, from in- "not" + comprehensibilis (see comprehend).
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