Definitions for: Incomprehensible

[adj] difficult to understand; "the most incomprehensible thing about the universe is that it is comprehensible"- A. Einstein
[adj] incapable of being explained or accounted for; "inexplicable errors"; "left the house at three in the morning for inexplicable reasons"

Webster (1913) Definition: 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.

Synonyms: cryptic, cryptical, dark, deep, enigmatic, enigmatical, impenetrable, indecipherable, inscrutable, lost, missed, mysterious, mystifying, obscure, opaque, paradoxical, puzzling, self-contradictory, unaccountable, uncomprehensible, unexplainable, unexplained, unintelligible

Antonyms: comprehendible, comprehensible, explicable

See Also: fathomless, incomprehensible, inexplicable, insoluble, unclear, unfathomable

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