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[syn: incomparable, uncomparable]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Incomparable \In*com"pa*ra*ble\, a. [L. incomparabilis: cf. F.
incomparable. See In- not, and Comparable.]
Not comparable; admitting of no comparison with others;
unapproachably eminent; without a peer or equal; matchless;
peerless; transcendent.
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A merchant of incomparable wealth. --Shak.
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A new hypothesis . . . which hath the incomparable Sir
Isaac Newton for a patron. --Bp.
Warburton.
-- In*com"pa*ra*ble*ness, n. -- In*com"pa*ra*bly, adv.
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Delights incomparably all those corporeal things. --Bp.
Wilkins.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
incomparable
adj 1: such that comparison is impossible; unsuitable for
comparison or lacking features that can be compared; "an
incomparable week of rest and pleasure"; "the computer
proceeds with its incomparable logic and efficiency";
"this report is incomparable with the earlier ones
because of different breakdowns of the data" [syn:
incomparable, uncomparable] [ant: comparable]
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (19 January 2023):
incomparable
Two elements a, b of a set are incomparable
under some relation <= if neither a <= b, nor b <= a.
(1995-09-21)