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incomprehensibility

in·com·pre·hen·si·ble
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [in-kom-pri-hen-suh-buh l, in-kom-]
    • /ˌɪn kɒm prɪˈhɛn sə bəl, ɪnˌkɒm-/
    • /ɪnˌkɒm.prɪˈhen.sɪ.bl̩/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [in-kom-pri-hen-suh-buh l, in-kom-]
    • /ˌɪn kɒm prɪˈhɛn sə bəl, ɪnˌkɒm-/

Definitions of incomprehensibility word

  • adjective incomprehensibility impossible to understand or comprehend; unintelligible. 1
  • adjective incomprehensibility Archaic. limitless; not limited or capable of being limited. 1
  • noun incomprehensibility The condition of being incomprehensible. 1
See all 3 definitions of incomprehensibility

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Origin of incomprehensibility

First appearance:

before 1300
One of the 15% oldest English words
First recorded in 1300-50; Middle English word from Latin word incomprehēnsibilis. See in-3, comprehensible

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Parts of speech for Incomprehensibility

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Incomprehensibility

incomprehensibility popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 48% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for incomprehensibility

noun incomprehensibility

  • impenetrability — the state or quality of being impenetrable.
  • complexity — Complexity is the state of having many different parts connected or related to each other in a complicated way.
  • opacity — the state or quality of being opaque.
  • intricacy — intricate character or state.
  • obscurity — the state or quality of being obscure.
All 14 Synonyms of incomprehensibility

Antonyms for incomprehensibility

noun incomprehensibility

  • lucidity — the quality of being easily understood, completely intelligible, or comprehensible: She makes her argument with pointed logic and exemplary lucidity.
  • clarity — The clarity of something such as a book or argument is its quality of being well explained and easy to understand.
All 2 Antonyms of incomprehensibility

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