incomprehensible
AdjectiveUS[ing-kom-pruh-hen-sih-buhl]/ˌɪŋˌkɑmprəˈhɛnsɪbəl/6 syllables
Open English WordNet
Adjective (2)
- incapable of being explained or accounted for“inexplicable errors”“left the house at three in the morning for inexplicable reasons”Synonyms: inexplicableOpposite explicableSimilar cryptic, paradoxical, unaccountable, unexplainedSee also uncomprehensible, insoluble
- difficult to understand“the most incomprehensible thing about the universe is that it is comprehensible — A. Einstein”Synonyms: uncomprehensibleOpposite comprehendibleSimilar enigmatic, dark, lost, opaque, indecipherable, impenetrable, unfathomableSee also unclear, inexplicable, unintelligible
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
In·com′pre·hen′si·ble adjective
Origin: L. incomprehensibilis: cf. F. incompréhensible. See In- not, and Comprehensible.
1. Not capable of being contained within limits.
An infinite and incomprehensible substance.— Richard Hooker
2. Not capable of being comprehended or understood; beyond the reach of the human intellect; inconceivable.
And all her numbered stars that seem to roll Spaces incomprehensible.— John Milton
— In·com′wb-a2′>′pre·hen′wb-a1′>′si·ble·ness, noun — In·com′wb-a2′>′pre·hen′wb-a1′>′si·bly, adverb
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54