Hypertext Webster Gateway: "incomprehensible"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Incomprehensible \In*com`pre*hen"si*ble\, a. [L.
incomprehensibilis: cf. F. incompr['e]hensible. See {In-}
not, and {Comprehensible}.]
1. Not capable of being contained within limits.
An infinite and incomprehensible substance.
--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. --Milton.
-- {In*com`pre*hen"si*ble*ness}, n. --
{In*com`pre*hen"si*bly}, adv.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
incomprehensible
adj 1: incapable of being explained or accounted for; "inexplicable
errors"; "left the house at three in the morning for
inexplicable reasons" [syn: {inexplicable}] [ant: {explicable}]
2: difficult to understand; "the most incomprehensible thing
about the universe is that it is comprehensible"- A.
Einstein [syn: {uncomprehensible}] [ant: {comprehensible}]
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