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2 definitions found 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 1.6 [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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