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incommunicable


Definition of incommunicable

adjective

  • not able to be communicated to others:the pain of separation took the form of an incommunicable depression

Derivatives

incommunicability

Pronunciation: /-ˈbɪlɪti/

noun

incommunicableness

noun

incommunicably

adverb

Origin:

mid 16th century (in the sense 'incommunicative'): from late Latin incommunicabilis 'not to be imparted', from in- 'not' + communicabilis (see communicable)

incommunicable in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of incommunicable in the US English dictionary