incomparable en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ɪŋkəmˈpɛɹəbəl/ (General-American)
- (Canada) audio
- /ɪŋkəmˈpærəbəl/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ɪŋˈkɒmp(ə)rəbəl/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ɪŋˈkɑmp(ə)ɹəbəl/ (General-American)
Etymology
From Middle English incomparable, from Middle French incomparable, from Old French [Term?], from Latin incomparābilis. By surface analysis, in- + comparable.
Meanings
- (literally, not-comparable) Not comparable.
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(comparable, figuratively) So much better than another as to be beyond comparison.
I know of nothing in all drama more incomparable from the point of view of art, nothing more suggestive in its subtlety of observation, than Shakespeare's drawing of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern.
c. 1905, Oscar Wilde, edited by Robert Baldwin Ross, De Profundis, published 1909, page 112:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more incomparable | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most incomparable | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Deriveds
incomparably · incomparableness · incomparability
Relateds
Synonyms
unsurpassed · noncomparable · uncomparable · matchless
Translations (48)
ga dosháraithe (beyond comparison) · sl neprimerljiv (beyond comparison) · fi vertaansa vailla (beyond comparison) · cs nesrovnatelný (beyond comparison) · bg несравни́м (beyond comparison) · fi verraton (beyond comparison) · ang unwiþmetendlīċ (beyond comparison) · gl incomparable (not comparable) · sa अतुल्य (beyond comparison) · mk неспоредлив (beyond comparison) · es incomparable (beyond comparison) · ro necomparabil (not comparable) · ru несравне́нный (beyond comparison) · hi अतुलनीय (not comparable) · it incomparabile (beyond comparison) · es incomparable (not comparable) · ca incomparable (beyond comparison) · tl walang-kahulilip (beyond comparison) · gl incomparábel (not comparable) · nl onvergelijkbaar (beyond comparison) · ru несравни́мый (beyond comparison) · es inigualable (beyond comparison) · ro incomparabil (not comparable) · ro necomparabil (beyond comparison) · cmn 無比的 /无比的 (beyond comparison) · fr incomparable (beyond comparison) · be непараўна́льны (beyond comparison) · sk neporovnateľný (beyond comparison) · pl nieporównywalny (not comparable) · el ασύγκριτος (beyond comparison) · la incomparābilis (not comparable) · hu összehasonlíthatatlan (beyond comparison) · pt incomparável (beyond comparison) · ca incomparable (not comparable) · de unvergleichlich (beyond comparison) · ro incomparabil (beyond comparison) · yue 冇得比 (beyond comparison) · az bənzərsiz (beyond comparison) · pt incomparável (not comparable) · ru бесподо́бный (beyond comparison) · uk незрівня́нний (beyond comparison) · az misilsiz (beyond comparison) · oc incomparable (beyond comparison) · hy անհամեմատելի (beyond comparison) · te సాటిలేని (beyond comparison) · pl nieporównywalny (beyond comparison) · de inkomparabel (not comparable) · bg безподо́бен (beyond comparison)