||In com*men"dam (?). [See Commendam.] (Law) See Commendam, and
||Partnership in Commendam, under Partnership.
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In`com*men`su*ra*bil"i*ty (?), n. [Cf. F. incommensurabilité.] The
quality or state of being incommensurable. Reid.
In`com*men"su*ra*ble (?), a. [Pref. in- not + commensurable: cf. F.
incommensurable.] Not commensurable; having no common measure or
standard of comparison; as, quantities are incommensurable when no
third quantity can be found that is an aliquot part of both; the side
and diagonal of a square are incommensurable with each other; the
diameter and circumference of a circle are incommensurable.
They are quantities incommensurable.
Burke.
-- In`com*men"su*ra*ble*ness, n. -- In`com*men"su*ra*bly, adv.
In`com*men"su*ra*ble (?), n. One of two or more quantities which have
no common measure.
In`com*men"su*rate (?), a. 1. Not commensurate; not admitting of a
common measure; incommensurable.
2. Not of equal of sufficient measure or extent; not adequate; as, our
means are incommensurate to our wants.
Syn. -- Inadequate; insufficient; disproportionate.
-- In`com*men"su*rate*ly, adv. -- In`com*men"su*rate*ness, n.
In`com*mis"ci*ble (?), a. [L. incommiscibilis; pref. in- not +
commiscibilis that can be mingled.] Not commiscible; not mixable.
In`com*mix"ture (?; 135), n. A state of being unmixed; separateness.
Sir T. Browne.
In*com"mo*date (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Incommodated (?); p. pr. & vb.
n. Incommodating (?).] [L. incommodare. See Incommode.] To incommode.
[Obs.] Bp. Hall.
In*com`mo*da"tion (?), n. The state of being incommoded; inconvenience.
[Obs.]
In`com*mode" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Incommoded; p. pr. & vb. n.
Incommoding.] [F. incommoder, L. incommodare inconvenient; pref. in-
not + commodus convenient. See Commodious.] To give inconvenience or
trouble to; to disturb or molest; to discommode; to worry; to put out;
as, we are incommoded by want of room.
Syn. -- To annoy; disturb; trouble; molest; disaccomodate;
inconvenience; disquiet; vex; plague.
In`com*mode", n. An inconvenience. [R.] Strype.
In`com*mode"ment (?), n. The act of incommoded. [Obs.] Cheyne.
In`com*mo"di*ous (?), a. [Pref. in- not + commodious: cf. LL.
incommodious, L. incommodus, F. incommode.] Tending to incommode; not
commodious; not affording ease or advantage; unsuitable; giving
trouble; inconvenient; annoying; as, an incommodious seat; an
incommodious arrangement. -- In`com*mo"di*ous*ly, adv. --
In`com*mo"di*ous*ness, n.
In`com*mo"di*ty (?), n.; pl. Incommodities (#). [L. incommoditas: cf.
F. incommodité. See Incommodious.] Inconvenience; trouble; annoyance;
disadvantage; encumbrance. [Archaic] Bunyan.
A great incommodity to the body.
Jer. Taylor.
Buried him under a bulk of incommodities.
Hawthorne.
In`com*mu`ni*ca*bil"i*ty (?), n. [Cf. F. incommunicabilité.] The
quality or state of being incommunicable, or incapable of being
imparted.
In`com*mu"ni*ca*ble (?), a. [L. incommunicabilis: cf. F.
incommunicable. See In- not, and Communicable.] Not communicable;
incapable of being communicated, shared, told, or imparted, to others.
Health and understanding are incommunicable.
Southey.
Those incommunicable relations of the divine love.
South.
-- In`com*mu"ni*ca*ble*ness, n. -- In`com*mu"ni*ca*bly, adv.
In`com*mu"ni*ca`ted (?), a. Not communicated or imparted. [Obs.] Dr. H.
More.
In`com*mu"ni*ca`ting, a. Having no communion or intercourse with each
other. [Obs.] Sir M. Hale.
In`com*mu"ni*ca*tive (?), a. Not communicative; not free or apt to
impart to others in conversation; reserved; silent; as, the messenger
was incommunicative; hence, not disposed to hold fellowship or
intercourse with others; exclusive.
The Chinese . . . an incommunicative nation.