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.
In*com`pre*hen"sion (?), n. Want of comprehension or understanding.
"These mazes and incomprehensions." Bacon.
In*com`pre*hen"sive (?), a. Not comprehensive; not capable of including
or of understanding; not extensive; limited. -- In*com`pre*hen"sive*ly,
a. Sir W. Hamilton. -- In*com`pre*hen"sive*ness, n. T. Warton.
In`com*press`i*bil"i*ty (?), n. [Cf. F. incompressibilité.] The quality
of being incompressible, or incapable of reduction in volume by
pressure; -- formerly supposed to be a property of liquids.
The incompressibility of water is not absolute.
Rees.
In`com*press"i*ble (?), a. [Pref. in- not + compressible: cf. F.
incompressible.] Not compressible; incapable of being reduced by force
or pressure into a smaller compass or volume; resisting compression;
as, many liquids and solids appear to be almost incompressible. --
In`com*press"i*ble*ness, n.
In`com*put"a*ble (?), a. Not computable.
In`con*ceal"a*ble (?), a. Not concealable. "Inconcealable
imperfections." Sir T. Browne.
In`con*ceiv`a*bil"i*ty (?), n. The quality of being inconceivable;
inconceivableness.
The inconceivability of the Infinite.
Mansel.
In`con*ceiv"a*ble (?), a. [Pref. in- not + conceivable: cf. F.
inconcevable.] Not conceivable; incapable of being conceived by the
mind; not explicable by the human intellect, or by any known principles
or agencies; incomprehensible; as, it is inconceivable to us how the
will acts in producing muscular motion.
It is inconceivable to me that a spiritual substance should
represent an extended figure.
Locke.
-- In`con*ceiv"a*ble*ness, n. -- In`con*ceiv"a*bly, adv.
The inconceivableness of a quality existing without any subject to
possess it.
A. Tucker.
In`con*cep"ti*ble (?), a. Inconceivable. [Obs.] Sir M. Hale.
In`con*cern"ing (?), a. Unimportant; trifling. [Obs.] "Trifling and
inconcerning matters." Fuller.
In`con*cinne" (?), a. [See Inconcinnous.] Dissimilar; incongruous;
unsuitable. [Obs.] Cudworth.
In`con*cin"ni*ty (?), n. [L. inconcinnitas.] Want of concinnity or
congruousness; unsuitableness.
There is an inconcinnity in admitting these words.
Trench.
In`con*cin"nous (?), a. [L. inconcinnus. See In- not, and Concinnity.]
Not concinnous; unsuitable; discordant. [Obs.] Cudworth.
In`con*clud"ent (?), a. Not inferring a conclusion or consequence; not
conclusive. [Obs.]