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incurable definition
incurable |
Grep of noun incurable incurable incurableness Overview of noun incurable The noun incurable has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. incurable -- (a person whose disease is incurable) Overview of adj incurable The adj incurable has 3 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (1) incurable -- (being such that a cure is impossible; "an incurable disease"; "an incurable addiction to smoking") 2. (1) incurable -- (without hope of cure; "incurable cancer") 3. incurable -- (unalterable in disposition or habits; "an incurable optimist") Antonyms of adj incurable 3 senses of incurable Sense 1 incurable (vs. curable) curable (vs. incurable) Sense 2 incurable INDIRECT (VIA hopeless) -> hopeful Sense 3 incurable INDIRECT (VIA unalterable) -> alterable Similarity of adj incurable 3 senses of incurable Sense 1 incurable (vs. curable) Sense 2 incurable => hopeless (vs. hopeful) Sense 3 incurable => unalterable (vs. alterable), inalterable Attributes of adj incurable Familiarity of adj incurable incurable used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count = 3) Grep of adj incurable incurable Overview of noun incurable The noun incurable has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. incurable -- (a person whose disease is incurable) Overview of adj incurable The adj incurable has 3 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (1) incurable -- (being such that a cure is impossible; "an incurable disease"; "an incurable addiction to smoking") 2. (1) incurable -- (without hope of cure; "incurable cancer") 3. incurable -- (unalterable in disposition or habits; "an incurable optimist")
incurable definition