What does incompréhensible mean?
Definitions for incompréhensible
ˌɪn kɒm prɪˈhɛn sə bəl, ɪnˌkɒm-in·com·préhen·si·ble
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Princeton's WordNet
inexplicable, incomprehensibleadjective
incapable of being explained or accounted for
"inexplicable errors"; "left the house at three in the morning for inexplicable reasons"
incomprehensible, uncomprehensibleadjective
difficult to understand
"the most incomprehensible thing about the universe is that it is comprehensible"- A. Einstein
Wiktionary
incomprehensibleadjective
impossible or very difficult to understand
Etymology: From incomprehensibilis.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Incomprehensibleadjective
Etymology: incomprehensible, Fr. in and comprehensible.
His precepts tend to the improving and perfecting the most valuable part of us, and annexing incomprehensible rewards as an eternal weight of glory. Henry Hammond.
One thing more is incomprehensible in this matter. John Locke.
The laws of vegetation, life, sustenance, and propagation are the arbitrary pleasure of God, and may vary in manners incomprehensible to our imaginations. Richard Bentley.
Presence every where is the sequel of an infinite and incomprehensible substance; for what can be every where but that which can no where be comprehended? Richard Hooker.
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incomprehensible
Incomprehensible is an adjective that describes something that is impossible or extremely difficult to understand. It can relate to things like language, texts, signs, events, situations, concepts, or actions. This term typically implies a degree of complexity, obscurity, or confusion that is beyond ordinary understanding or explanation.
Webster Dictionary
Incomprehensibleadjective
not capable of being contained within limits
Incomprehensibleadjective
not capable of being comprehended or understood; beyond the reach of the human intellect; inconceivable
Etymology: [L. incomprehensibilis: cf. F. incomprhensible. See In- not, and Comprehensible.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Incomprehensible
in-kom-pre-hen′si-bl, adj. not capable of being understood: not to be contained within limits.—ns. Incomprehensibil′ity, Incomprehen′sibleness, Incomprehen′sion.—adv. Incomprehen′sibly.—adj. Incomprehen′sive, limited.—n. Incomprehen′siveness.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of incompréhensible in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of incompréhensible in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
Examples of incompréhensible in a Sentence
The level of medical mismanagement, incompetency, disrespect and outrageous behavior is shocking and frankly, almost incomprehensible.
It just seemed incomprehensible to me that there were no ramifications for him aside from, I assume, just being embarrassed, can you imagine anyone not getting fired for that kind of mismanagement ? But somehow he survived.
Education: the inculcation of the incomprehensible into the indifferent by the incompetent.
My religion consists of a humble admiration of the unlimitable superior who reveals Himself in the slight details we are able to perceive with our frail and feeble minds. That deeply emotional conviction of the presence of a superior reasoning power, which is revealed in the incomprehensible universe, forms my idea of God.
You've got your phenomenon on one hand. Concrete and knowable. On the other hand you've got the incomprehensible. You call it God, but to me, God or no, it remains just that, the unknowable.
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- incomprensibleCatalan, Valencian
- unbegreiflich, unfassbar, unverständlichGerman
- ακατανόητοςGreek
- incomprensibleSpanish
- دور از فهمPersian
- käsittämätönFinnish
- incompréhensibleFrench
- do-thuigsinneachScottish Gaelic
- megfoghatatlan, felfoghatatlan, érthetetlenHungarian
- անհասկանալիArmenian
- tidak bisa dimengertiIndonesian
- incomprensibileItalian
- לא מובןHebrew
- 理解, 不可解Japanese
- onbegrijpelijkDutch
- niezrozumiałyPolish
- incompreensívelPortuguese
- непостижимый, непонятный, невразумительныйRussian
- pakuptueshëmAlbanian
- obegripligSwedish
- anlaşılmazTurkish
- 費解的Chinese
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