incomprehensible
1incompréhensible — [ ɛ̃kɔ̃preɑ̃sibl ] adj. • XIVe; lat. incomprehensibilis 1 ♦ Qui ne peut être compris; dont la pensée ne peut saisir l essence. ⇒ inconcevable. La nature de Dieu « est immense, incompréhensible et infinie » (Descartes). L homme est un « monstre… …
2Incomprehensible — In*com pre*hen si*ble, a. [L. incomprehensibilis: cf. F. incompr[ e]hensible. See {In } not, and {Comprehensible}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Not capable of being contained within limits. [1913 Webster] An infinite and incomprehensible substance. Hooker …
3incomprehensible — Incomprehensible. adj. de tout genre. Inconcevable, qui ne peut estre compris. Dieu est incomprehensible. les voyes de Dieu sont incomprehensibles. On dit qu Un homme, qu une femme sont incomprehensibles, quand ils ont des manieres… …
4incomprehensible — [in käm΄prē hen′sə bəl, in käm΄prihen′sə bəl] adj. [ME < OFr or L: OFr incompréhensible < L incomprehensibilis] 1. not comprehensible; that cannot be understood; obscure or unintelligible 2. Archaic illimitable incomprehensibility n.… …
5incomprehensible — I adjective abstruse, acroamatic, acroamatical, acroatic, ambiguous, beyond comprehension, concealed, dark, deep, difficult to comprehend, dim, enigmatic, enigmatical, esoteric, fathomless, hard to understand, hidden, impenetrable, impossible to… …
6incomprehensible — (adj.) mid 14c., from L. incomprehensibilis, from in not (see IN (Cf. in ) (1)) + comprehensibilis (see COMPREHENSIBLE (Cf. comprehensible)) …
7incomprehensible — [adj] not understandable baffling, beats me*, beyond comprehension, beyond one’s grasp*, clear as mud*, cryptic, Delphic*, enigmatic, fathomless, Greek*, impenetrable, incognizable, inconceivable, inscrutable, mysterious, mystifying, obscure,… …
8incomprehensible — Incomprehensible, Incomprehensibilis …
9incomprehensible — (Del lat. incomprehensibĭlis). adj. incomprensible …
10incomprehensible — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ not able to be understood. DERIVATIVES incomprehensibility noun incomprehensibly adverb incomprehension noun …
