Definition of incomprehensible Incomprehensible

/ɪŋkɑˌmpɹʌhɛˈnsɪbʌl/ - [ingkampruhensibul] - in•com•pre•hen•si•ble

We found 6 definitions of incomprehensible from 4 different sources.

What does incomprehensible mean?

WordNet

Adjective
incomprehensible - difficult to understand; "the most incomprehensible thing about the universe is that it is comprehensible"- A. Einstein
		uncomprehensible
		comprehendible, comprehensible capable of being comprehended or understood; "an idea comprehensible to the average mind"
		inexplicable, incomprehensible incapable of being explained or accounted for; "inexplicable errors"; "left the house at three in the morning for inexplicable reasons"
		unclear not clear to the mind; "the law itself was unclear on that point"; "the reason for their actions is unclear to this day"
		unintelligible poorly articulated or enunciated, or drowned by noise; "unintelligible speech"
		obscure, dark not clearly understood or expressed; "an obscure turn of phrase"; "an impulse to go off and fight certain obscure battles of his own spirit"-Anatole Broyard; "their descriptions of human behavior become vague, dull, and unclear"- P.A.Sorokin; "vague...forms of speech...have so long passed for mysteries of science"- John Locke
		enigmatical, enigmatic, puzzling resembling an oracle in obscurity of thought; "the oracular sayings of Victorian poets"; "so enigmatic that priests might have to clarify it"; "an enigmatic smile"
		unfathomable impossible to come to understand
		impenetrable impossible to understand; "impenetrable jargon"
		indecipherable impossible to determine the meaning of; "an indecipherable message"
		missed, lost not caught with the senses or the mind; "words lost in the din"
incomprehensible - incapable of being explained or accounted for; "inexplicable errors"; "left the house at three in the morning for inexplicable reasons"
		inexplicable
		explicable capable of being explicated or accounted for; "explicable behavior"
		uncomprehensible, incomprehensible difficult to understand; "the most incomprehensible thing about the universe is that it is comprehensible"- A. Einstein
		insoluble without hope of solution; "an insoluble problem"
		inscrutable, mystifying, cryptical, mysterious, cryptic, deep having an import not apparent to the senses nor obvious to the intelligence; beyond ordinary understanding; "mysterious symbols"; "the mystical style of Blake"; "occult lore"; "the secret learning of the ancients"
		paradoxical, self-contradictory seemingly contradictory but nonetheless possibly true; "it is paradoxical that standing is more tiring than walking"
		unexplainable, unaccountable not to be accounted for or explained; "perceptible only as unaccountable influences that hinder progress"; "an unexplainable fear"

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Wiktionary

incomprehensible (Adjective)
Impossible or very difficult to understand.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

incomprehensible (a.)
Not capable of being contained within limits.
incomprehensible (a.)
Not capable of being comprehended or understood; beyond the reach of the human intellect; inconceivable.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

incomprehensible
in-kom-pre-hen′si-bl, adj. not capable of being understood: not to be contained within limits.—ns. Incomprehensibil′ity, Incomprehen′sibleness, Incomprehen′sion.—adv. Incomprehen′sibly.—adj. Incomprehen′sive, limited.—n. Incomprehen′siveness