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Today we often think that before we start living a religious life we have first to accept the creedal doctrines and that before one can have any comprehension of the loyalty and trust of faith, one must first force one's mind to accept a host of incomprehensible doctrines. But this is to put the cart before the horse.
Karen Armstrong

Meaning of "incomprehensible" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF INCOMPREHENSIBLE

incomprehensible  [ˌɪnkɒmprɪˈhɛnsəbəl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF INCOMPREHENSIBLE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Incomprehensible is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES INCOMPREHENSIBLE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Comprehension

Comprehension may refer to: ▪ Comprehension, the totality of intensions, that is, properties or qualities, that an object possesses ▪ Comprehension approach, several methodologies of language learning that emphasize understanding language rather than speaking ▪ Comprehension axiom, an axiom in Zermelo–Fraenkel set theory in mathematics ▪ List comprehension, an adaptation of mathematical set notation to represent infinite lists in computer science ▪ Reading comprehension, a measurement of the understanding of a passage of text ▪ Understanding, ability to think about to deal adequately with an idea...

Definition of incomprehensible in the English dictionary

The definition of incomprehensible in the dictionary is incapable of being understood; unintelligible. Other definition of incomprehensible is limitless; boundless.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH INCOMPREHENSIBLE


compensable
kəmˈpɛnsəbəl
comprehensible
ˌkɒmprɪˈhɛnsəbəl
condensable
kənˈdɛnsəbəl
condensible
kənˈdɛnsəbəl
dispensable
dɪˈspɛnsəbəl
extensible
ɪkˈstɛnsəbəl
fencible
ˈfɛnsəbəl
incondensable
ˌɪnkənˈdɛnsəbəl
incondensible
ˌɪnkənˈdɛnsəbəl
indefensible
ˌɪndɪˈfɛnsəbəl
indispensable
ˌɪndɪˈspɛnsəbəl
inextensible
ˌɪnɪkˈstɛnsəbəl
insensible
ɪnˈsɛnsəbəl
invincible
ɪnˈvɪnsəbəl
noncondensable
ˌnɒnkənˈdɛnsəbəl
prehensible
prɪˈhɛnsəbəl
recompensable
ˈrɛkəmˌpɛnsəbəl
reprehensible
ˌrɛprɪˈhɛnsəbəl
responsible
rɪˈspɒnsəbəl
tensible
ˈtɛnsəbəl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE INCOMPREHENSIBLE

incompleteness
incompletion
incompliance
incompliancy
incompliant
incompliantly
incomposed
incomposite
incompossible
incomprehensibility
incomprehensibleness
incomprehensibly
incomprehension
incomprehensive
incomprehensively
incomprehensiveness
incompressibility
incompressible
incompressibleness
incompressibly

WORDS THAT END LIKE INCOMPREHENSIBLE

accessible
admissible
collapsible
compatible
divisible
feasible
fusible
implausible
impossible
inaccessible
inadmissible
invisible
irreversible
ostensible
permissible
plausible
possible
reversible
sensible
submersible
visible

Synonyms and antonyms of incomprehensible in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «INCOMPREHENSIBLE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «incomprehensible» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of incomprehensible

Translation of «incomprehensible» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF INCOMPREHENSIBLE

Find out the translation of incomprehensible to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of incomprehensible from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «incomprehensible» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

无法理解的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

incomprensible
570 millions of speakers

English

incomprehensible
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

समझ से बाहर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

غير مفهوم
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

непонятно
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

incompreensível
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ধারণাতীত
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

incompréhensible
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tidak dapat difahami
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

unverständlich
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

理解できない
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

불가해한
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ora bisa dipahami
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

không thể hiểu được
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

புரியாது
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अनाकलनीय
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

anlaşılmaz
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

incomprensibile
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

niezrozumiały
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

незрозуміло
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

de neînțeles
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ακατανόητο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

onverstaanbaar
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

obegripligt
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

uforståelig
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of incomprehensible

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «INCOMPREHENSIBLE»

The term «incomprehensible» is quite widely used and occupies the 46.540 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «INCOMPREHENSIBLE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «incomprehensible» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «incomprehensible» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about incomprehensible

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10 QUOTES WITH «INCOMPREHENSIBLE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word incomprehensible.
1
Karen Armstrong
Today we often think that before we start living a religious life we have first to accept the creedal doctrines and that before one can have any comprehension of the loyalty and trust of faith, one must first force one's mind to accept a host of incomprehensible doctrines. But this is to put the cart before the horse.
2
Antonin Artaud
All true language is incomprehensible, like the chatter of a beggar's teeth.
3
Hans Urs von Balthasar
Not longer loved or fostered by religion, beauty is lifted from its face as a mask, and its absence exposes features on that face which threaten to become incomprehensible to man.
4
Roberto Benigni
Sometimes poetry, it is incomprehensible. But we need incomprehensible stuff! It is very healthy to talk about incomprehensible things! It is very healthy! We need it!
5
Jorge Luis Borges
To be immortal is commonplace; except for man, all creatures are immortal, for they are ignorant of death; what is divine, terrible, incomprehensible, is to know that one is immortal.
6
Stan Brakhage
Imagine a world alive with incomprehensible objects, and shimmering with an endless variety of movement and innumerable gradations of colour. Imagine a world before the 'beginning was the word.'
7
Kingman Brewster, Jr.
Incomprehensible jargon is the hallmark of a profession.
8
Poppy Z. Brite
I certainly wanted to write a book that was honest about New Orleans without explaining it to death, so much so that the first draft contained references absolutely incomprehensible to anyone who hasn't lived here for several years.
9
Lawrence Eagleburger
The consequence of a world full of nuclear powers to me is so incomprehensible in terms of the dangers that that implies.
10
Mick Ebeling
The reality, I believe, is that all change starts small. The big picture is just too unwieldy, too incomprehensible and seemingly immovable. But give us something individual, quantifiable and personalize-able and, suddenly, our perspective shifts to the one.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «INCOMPREHENSIBLE»

Discover the use of incomprehensible in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to incomprehensible and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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A Most Incomprehensible Thing: Notes Towards a Very Gentle ...
Using straightforward, accessible language, with numerous fully solved problems and clear derivations and explanations, this book is aimed at the enthusiastic general reader who wants to move beyond maths-lite popularisations and tackle the ...
Peter Collier, 2013
2
On the Incomprehensible Nature of God (The Fathers of the ...
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Saint John Chrysostom, 2010
3
Speaking the Incomprehensible God: Thomas Aquinas on the ...
Gregory Rocca's nuanced discussion prevents Aquinas's thought from being capsulized in familiar slogans and is an antidote to unilateralist or monochrome views about God-talk.
Gregory P Rocca, 2004
4
Divine Obsession: God's Illogical, Insane, Incomprehensible, ...
Divine Obsession breaks down the negative perceptions of God's heart toward us and reveals him as the relentless pursuer who is infatuated with us—not after we have pulled ourselves together, but as we are.
Rob Hensser, 2006
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Vordak the Incomprehensible: How to Grow Up and Rule the World
With chapter titles like "Bringing Out the Evil" and "Building a Top-Notch Evil Organization," numerous bold illustrations, and detailed quizzes to assess your level of dastardliness, this book provides everything necessary to rise above ...
Vordak T. Incomprehensible, 2011
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Glorious Incomprehensible: The Development of Blake's ...
"Glorious Incomprehensible" traces the evolution of hebraic etymologies and mystical grammars as indicators of a profound shift in Blake's subjective consciousness from the earliest prose tracts, worked on before 1790, to the last years of ...
Sheila A. Spector, 2001
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Response-Able to the Incomprehensible
Response-Able to the Incomprehensible discusses the search for spirituality in everyday life and appraises and tests existing traditions and compassion in that same sphere.
Edgar K. DeJean, 2013
8
Vordak the Incomprehensible: Rule the School
When one of his experiments makes supervillain Vordak the Incomprehensible younger, he comes out of retirement to launch his latest attempt to defeat Commander Virtue and rule the world, starting with Farding Junior High School.
Scott Seegert, Vordak T. Incomprehensible, 2011
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Writing the 'Incomprehensible': Representations of 9/11 in ...
This creative dissertation combines a long, meditative essay on literary representations of 9/11 in fiction, and a novel about a young woman's journey as a daughter and a visual artist ("Writing the 'Incomprehensible' and Daughter, ...
Ava Chin, 2006
10
Vordak the Incomprehensible: Time Travel Trouble
In an attempt to finally best his arch-nemesis, Commander Virtue, supervillain Vordak the Incomprehensible attempts traveling back in time, with disastrous results.
Scott Seegert, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «INCOMPREHENSIBLE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term incomprehensible is used in the context of the following news items.
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Chattanoogans Find Killings Of Four Marines 'Incomprehensible
Officials are trying to piece together why a man shot the Marines yesterday in a rampage at two military facilities. As details emerge, people in ... «NPR, Jul 15»
2
From Incompetent to Incomprehensible | Michael Brune
In response, paddlers from Alaska to Florida are holding floating protests -- inspired by the hundreds of "kayaktavists" of Seattle who attempted ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
3
The Latest: Suspect in Chattanooga shooting popular student
"I want to say again, it is incomprehensible to see what happened and the way that individuals who proudly serve our country were treated," he ... «WLOS, Jul 15»
4
Chris Christie weighs in on Bill Cosby scandal: 'It makes me sick'
Overall, however, Christie stressed how “incomprehensible” the Cosby scandal is, especially as someone who was a Cosby Show fan. «Philly.com, Jul 15»
5
EDITORIAL: Pluto by way of New Jersey - Asbury Park Press
Set against the vast emptiness of the cosmos it is almost incomprehensible to wrap our heads around its true size. And yet from our own ... «Asbury Park Press, Jul 15»
6
Gun free zones are really just sitting duck zones for radical Islamists
If we trust them to kill our enemies and keep us safe, it's completely incomprehensible, insulting, and insane to forcibly disarm our heroes on ... «Fox News, Jul 15»
7
Happy #worldemojiday! | BetaBoston
... worldwide gather to celebrate the little cartoon icons that have made online communication slightly shorter and more incomprehensible since ... «BetaBoston, Jul 15»
8
Criminal case behind him, David Chase sues accuser
Manookian said the case was "incomprehensible nonsense" and that "it's hard to discern what David Chase is even accusing these people of ... «The Tennessean, Jul 15»
9
Daniel Pelka's 'cruel and brutal' mother 'hanged herself'
... room, poisoned with salt, and subjected to cold water torture as part of what a judge described as a campaign of "incomprehensible brutality". «BBC News, Jul 15»
10
Dell Rapids mourns after 3 die, 2 injured in car crash
"Our community is hurting, and we've got a couple of our own families in the community that are just going through incomprehensible pain," ... «Watertown Public Opinion, Jul 15»

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