incommensurate en · ADJ
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English in- English commensurate English incommensurate From in- + commensurate.
Meanings
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Out of proportion (in size, degree or extent) with something else.
In the marriage of Inanna and Dumuzi we saw a commensurate relationship between the two, a marriage of Heaven and earth, but now in the fall of Inanna into hell, the relationship becomes incommensurate.
1981, William Irwin Thompson, The Time Falling Bodies Take to Light: Mythology, Sexuality and the Origins of Culture, London: Rider/Hutchinson & Co., page 179:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most incommensurate | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more incommensurate | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Deriveds
incommensurateness · incommensurately
Translations (5)
fi yhteismitaton (out of proportion with) · pl niewspółmierny (out of proportion with) · pl nieproporcjonalny (out of proportion with) · bg несъответстващ (out of proportion with) · bg несъразмерен (out of proportion with)