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incomprehensible
English
Etymology
From Middle French incomprehensible, from Latin incomprehensibilis.
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /??nk?mp???h?ns?b?l/
Adjective
incomprehensible (comparative more incomprehensible, superlative most incomprehensible)
- impossible or very difficult to understand.
- 1904-09, Mark Twain, Letters from the Earth, published 1962
- But this inference, which is supported by the opening of Book I, renders incomprehensible the note "and I have finished writing this," which is included within the dream.
- 1990, Greg Bear, Heads,
- He shook his head. 'It's not only undefined, it's incomprehensible. Even the QL is befuddled by it and can't give me straight answers.'
- 1904-09, Mark Twain, Letters from the Earth, published 1962
Synonyms
- fathomless, unfathomable, unintelligible; See also Thesaurus:incomprehensible
Antonyms
- comprehensible, understandable; See also Thesaurus:comprehensible
Related terms
- incomprehension
Translations
Noun
incomprehensible (plural incomprehensibles)
- Anything that is beyond understanding.
Further reading
- incomprehensible in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- incomprehensible in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Middle French
Etymology
First known attestation 1314, borrowed from Latin incomprehensibilis.
Adjective
incomprehensible m or f (plural incomprehensibles)
- incomprehensible
Descendants
- ? English: incomprehensible
References
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gobbledygook
English
Alternative forms
- gobbledegook; gobblygook, garbley gook, gobbly-gook
Etymology
First attested in a memo by US Representative (Texas) Maury Maverick dated March 30, 1944, banning "gobbledygook language". Apparently coined in imitation of the sounds made by a turkey.
Mr. Maury Maverick was, incidentally, the grandson of lawyer and politician Samuel Maverick, whose behaviour regarding his cattle inspired the term maverick ("offbeat").
Pronunciation
Noun
gobbledygook (usually uncountable, plural gobbledygooks)
- (informal) Nonsense; meaningless or encrypted language.
- (informal) Something written in an overly complex, incoherent, or incomprehensible manner.
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:nonsense
Translations
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