incommunicable

in·com·mu·ni·ca·ble

adj \ˌin-kə-ˈmyü-ni-kə-bəl\

Definition of INCOMMUNICABLE

: not communicable: as a : uncommunicative b : incapable of being communicated or imparted

— in·com·mu·ni·ca·bil·i·ty \-ˌmyü-ni-kə-ˈbi-lə-tē\ noun

— in·com·mu·ni·ca·bly \-ˈmyü-ni-kə-blē\ adverb

Examples of INCOMMUNICABLE

1. <the vastness of the universe is incommunicable>

Origin of INCOMMUNICABLE

Middle French or Late Latin; Middle French, from Late Latin incommunicabilis, from Latin in- + Late Latin communicabilis communicable

First Known Use: 1568

Related to INCOMMUNICABLE

Synonyms: indescribable, indefinable, ineffable, inenarrable, inexpressible, nameless, uncommunicable, unspeakable, unutterable

Antonyms: communicable, definable, expressible, speakable

Related Words: unsayable; inconceivable, incredible, unbelievable, unimaginable, unthinkable; inexplicable, unexplainable; characterless, featureless, nondescript

Near Antonyms: conceivable, imaginable, thinkable

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