What does incredible mean?
Definitions for incredible
ɪnˈkrɛd ə bəlin·cred·i·ble
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word incredible.
Princeton's WordNet
incredible, unbelievableadjective
beyond belief or understanding
"at incredible speed"; "the book's plot is simply incredible"
Wiktionary
incredibleadjective
Too implausible to be credible; beyond belief; unbelievable.
incredibleadjective
Amazing; astonishing; awe-inspiring.
incredibleadjective
Marvelous; profoundly affecting; wonderful.
Etymology: From incredibilis, from in- + credibilis, from credo.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Incredibleadjective
Surpassing belief; not to be credited.
Etymology: incredibilis, Lat.
The ship Argo, that there might want no incredible thing in this fable, spoke to them. Walter Raleigh.
Presenting things impossible to view,
They wander through incredible to true. George Granville.
Wikipedia
Incredible
Incredible is a song by Canadian singer Celine Dion and American singer-songwriter and record producer, Ne-Yo. It was recorded for Dion's English-language studio album, Loved Me Back to Life (2013) and chosen as the second single in North America, most countries in Europe, Australia and New Zealand. The song was co-written by Andrew Goldstein, Emanuel Kiriakou and Ne-Yo, and produced by Kiriakou. In mid-December 2013, "Incredible" was nominated in category World's Best Song at the World Music Awards and in late January 2014, it was chosen by NBC as the official anthem of 2014 Winter Olympics. The digital single with two rare bonus tracks was released in most countries in Europe, and in Australia and New Zealand on 14 February 2014. The song was sent to Adult Contemporary radio stations in the United States on 24 February 2014, and the music video for "Incredible" was released on 4 June 2014. "Incredible" was also added to BBC Radio 2's B-List on 12 July 2014 and released as the fourth promotional single in the United Kingdom.
ChatGPT
incredible
Incredible refers to something that is hard to believe because it seems extremely extraordinary, improbable, or astonishing. It can also be used to describe something as exceptionally good or impressive.
Webster Dictionary
Incredibleadjective
not credible; surpassing belief; too extraordinary and improbable to admit of belief; unlikely; marvelous; fabulous
Etymology: [L. incredibilis: cf. OF. incredible. See In- not, and Credible.]
Wikidata
INCredible
INCredible is an offshoot on Sony Music Entertainment. INCredible releases electronic dance music of all kinds, including the Gatecrasher series. They have also released singles from artists such as Satoshi Tomiie and James Holden.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Incredible
in-kred′i-bl, adj. surpassing belief.—ns. Incredibil′ity, quality of being incredible, an incredible thing; Incred′ibleness, incredibility.—adv. Incred′ibly.
British National Corpus
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'incredible' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3827
Adjectives Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'incredible' in Adjectives Frequency: #887
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of incredible in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of incredible in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
Examples of incredible in a Sentence
It’s an incredible feeling winning my first title.
In our fan survey, over 40 percentof the audience went to see the movie because of the director, thats incredible. You almost never see that. Sony did a great job of putting that cast and certainly Tarantino at the front of the marketing. That collective star power just paid huge dividends.
The demonstration of incredible bravery and this stunningly impressive president is the reason the rest of the world is rallying to the cause, vladimir Putin’s invasion has done more to unify NATO than any president of either party has been able to accomplish in all these years.
I feel incredible and I’m ready to do all the things that I couldn’t do last year, especially playing with my little grandson. He’s my little buddy — my little 7-year-old grandson.
Baby C is more precious than I could have ever imagined, nine months seems like a lifetime to wait to meet someone. It is the most incredible feeling to know that you have created life. My protective mama bear mentality is stronger than ever. My sole job is to protect him, to love him and to raise him.
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- لا يصدقArabic
- increïbleCatalan, Valencian
- neuvěřitelnýCzech
- anhygoelWelsh
- unglaublich, unglaubhaftGerman
- απίστευτοςGreek
- maravilloso, increíbleSpanish
- باور نکردنیPersian
- epäuskottava, uskomatonFinnish
- incroyableFrench
- incrible, incríbelGalician
- neuchredjallaghManx
- incredibileItalian
- 飛躍しすぎている, ありえない, 驚異的, 素晴らしいJapanese
- utrolig, utrulig, fantastiskNorwegian
- ongelofelijkDutch
- fantastisk, utruleg, utruligNorwegian Nynorsk
- incredibleOccitan
- niesamowitePolish
- inacreditável, incrívelPortuguese
- incredibilRomanian
- удиви́тельный, потряса́ющий, чуде́сный, неимове́рный, ошеломи́тельный, изуми́тельный, невероя́тный, порази́тельный, потря́сныйRussian
- otroligSwedish
- olağanüstü, şaşırtıcı, inanılmazTurkish
- неймові́рнийUkrainian
- ناقابل یقینUrdu
- khó tinVietnamese
- 难以置信Chinese
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