In`con*sol"a*ble (?), a. [L. inconsolabilis: cf. F. inconsolable. See
In- not, and Console.] Not consolable; incapable of being consoled;
grieved beyond susceptibility of comfort; disconsolate. Dryden.
With inconsolable distress she griev'd, And from her cheek the rose
of beauty fled.
Falconer.
-- In`con*sol"a*ble*ness, n. -- In`con*sol"a*bly, adv.
{ In*con"so*nance (?), In*con"so*nan*cy (?), } n. Want of consonance or
harmony of sound, action, or thought; disagreement.
In*con"so*nant (?), a. [L. inconsonans. See In- not, and Consonant.]
Not consonant or agreeing; inconsistent; discordant. --
In*con"so*nant*ly, adv.
In`con*spic"u*ous (?), a. [L. inconspicuus. See In- not, and
Conspicuous.] Not conspicuous or noticeable; hardly discernible. --
In`con*spic"u*ous*ly, adv. -- In`con*spic"u*ous*ness, n. Boyle.
In*con"stance (?), n. [F. See Inconstancy.] Inconstancy. Chaucer.
In*con"stan*cy (?), n. [L. inconstantia.] The quality or state of being
inconstant; want of constancy; mutability; fickleness; variableness.
For unto knight there was no greater shame, Than lightness and
inconstancie in love.
Spenser.
In*con"stant (?), a. [L. inconstans: cf. F. inconstant. See In- not,
and Constant.] Not constant; not stable or uniform; subject to change
of character, appearance, opinion, inclination, or purpose, etc.; not
firm; unsteady; fickle; changeable; variable; -- said of persons or
things; as, inconstant in love or friendship. "The inconstant moon."
Shak.
While we, inquiring phantoms of a day, Inconstant as the shadows we
survey!
Boyse.
Syn. -- Mutable; fickle; volatile; unsteady; unstable; changeable;
variable; wavering; fluctuating.
In*con"stant*ly, adv. In an inconstant manner.
In`con*sum"a*ble (?), a. Not consumable; incapable of being consumed,
wasted, or spent. Paley. -- In`con*sum"a*bly, adv.
In`con*sum"mate (?), a. [L. inconsummatus. See In- not, and
Consummate.] Not consummated; not finished; incomplete. Sir M. Hale. --
In`con*sum"mate*ness, n.
In`con*sump"ti*ble (?), a. [L. inconsumptibilis.] Inconsumable. [Obs.]
Sir K. Digby.
In`con*tam"i*nate (?), a. [L. incontaminatus. See In- not, and not, and
Contaminate.] Not contaminated; pure. Moore. -- In`con*tam"i*nate*ness,
n.
In*con`ten*ta"tion (?), n. [See In- not, and Content.] Discontent.
[Obs.] Goodwin.
In`con*test`a*bil"i*ty (?), n. The quality or state of being
incontestable.
In`con*test"a*ble (?), a. [Pref. in- not + contestable: cf. F.
incontestable.] Not contestable; not to be disputed; that cannot be
called in question or controverted; incontrovertible; indisputable; as,
incontestable evidence, truth, or facts. Locke.
Syn. -- Incontrovertible; indisputable; irrefragable; undeniable;
unquestionable; intuitable; certain.
-- In`con*test"a*ble*ness, n. -- In`con*test"a*bly, adv.
In`con*test"ed, a. Not contested. Addison.
In`con*tig"u*ous (?), a. [L. incontiguus that can not be touched. See
In- not, and Contiguous.] Not contiguous; not adjoining or in contact;
separate. Boyle. -- In`con*tig"u*ous*ly, adv.
{ In*con"ti*nence (?), In*con"ti*nen*cy (?), } n. [L. incontinentia:
cf. F. incontinence.]
1. Incapacity to hold; hence, incapacity to hold back or restrain; the
quality or state of being incontinent; want of continence; failure to
restrain the passions or appetites; indulgence of lust; lewdness.
That Satan tempt you not for your incontinency.