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English Dictionary: incomprehensible by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
incomprehensible
adj
  1. incapable of being explained or accounted for; "inexplicable errors"; "left the house at three in the morning for inexplicable reasons"
    Synonym(s): inexplicable, incomprehensible
    Antonym(s): explicable
  2. difficult to understand; "the most incomprehensible thing about the universe is that it is comprehensible"- A. Einstein
    Synonym(s): incomprehensible, uncomprehensible
    Antonym(s): comprehendible, comprehensible
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Incomprehensible \In*com`pre*hen"si*ble\, a. [L.
      incomprehensibilis: cf. F. incompr[82]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.
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