incomprehensible
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in·com·pre·hen·si·ble
(ĭn′kŏm-prĭ-hĕn′sə-bəl, ĭn-kŏm′-)adj.
1.
a. Difficult or impossible to understand or comprehend; unintelligible: incomprehensible jargon.
b. Impossible to know or fathom: incomprehensible mysteries.
2. 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.
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incomprehensible
(ˌɪnkɒmprɪˈhɛnsəbəl; ɪnˌkɒm-)adj
1. incapable of being understood; unintelligible
2. archaic limitless; boundless
ˌincompreˌhensiˈbility, ˌincompreˈhensibleness n
ˌincompreˈhensibly adv
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in•com•pre•hen•si•ble
(ˌɪn kɒm prɪˈhɛn sə bəl, ɪnˌkɒm-)adj.
impossible to comprehend; unintelligible.
[1300–50; Middle English < Latin]
in`com•pre•hen`si•bil′i•ty, n.
in`com•pre•hen′si•bly, adv.
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| Adj. | 1. | incomprehensible - incapable of being explained or accounted for; "inexplicable errors"; "left the house at three in the morning for inexplicable reasons" uncomprehensible, incomprehensible - difficult to understand; "the most incomprehensible thing about the universe is that it is comprehensible"- A. Einstein insoluble - admitting of no solution or explanation; "an insoluble doubt" |
| 2. |  incomprehensible - difficult to understand; "the most incomprehensible thing about the universe is that it is comprehensible"- A. Einsteinunclear - not clear to the mind; "the law itself was unclear on that point"; "the reason for their actions is unclear to this day" incomprehensible, inexplicable - incapable of being explained or accounted for; "inexplicable errors"; "left the house at three in the morning for inexplicable reasons" unintelligible - poorly articulated or enunciated, or drowned by noise; "unintelligible speech" comprehendible, comprehensible - capable of being comprehended or understood; "an idea comprehensible to the average mind" |
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incomprehensible
adjective
1. unintelligible, incoherent, indecipherable, meaningless, muddled, jumbled, inarticulate, unfathomable, indistinct Her speech was almost incomprehensible.
unintelligible understandable, comprehensible, intelligible
unintelligible understandable, comprehensible, intelligible
2. obscure, puzzling, mysterious, baffling, enigmatic, perplexing, opaque, impenetrable, inscrutable, unfathomable, above your head, beyond comprehension, all Greek to you (informal), beyond your grasp incomprehensible mathematics puzzles
obscure clear, obvious, apparent, evident, understandable, manifest, conceivable, comprehensible
obscure clear, obvious, apparent, evident, understandable, manifest, conceivable, comprehensible
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
incomprehensible
adjectiveIncapable of being grasped by the intellect or understanding:
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Translations
غَيْر قابِل للفَهْم، لا يُمْكِن فَهْمُه
nesrozumitelný
uforståelig
käsittämätön
érthetetlenfelfoghatatlanmegfoghatatlan
óskiljanlegur
neizprotamsnesaprotams
niezrozumiałaniezrozumiałeniezrozumiały
anlaşılamaz
incomprehensible
[ɪnˌkɒmprɪˈhensəbl] ADJ → incomprensibleit is incomprehensible to me → me resulta incomprensible
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
incomprehensible
[ɪnˌkɒmprɪˈhɛnsəbəl] adj → incompréhensibleto be incomprehensible to sb → être incompréhensible pour qn
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
incomprehensible
adj → unverständlich (to sb jdm); act also → unbegreiflich, unfassbar (to sb jdm); people like that are just incomprehensible → solche Leute kann ich einfach nicht begreifen
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
incomprehensible
(inkompriˈhensəbl) adjective impossible to understand. an incomprehensible statement.
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