Inconceivable — 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
inconceivable — I adjective disputable, doubtful, excluded, extraordinary, hard to believe, implausible, impossible, impracticable, inapprehensible, incogitable, incomprehensible, incredible, inexplicable, infeasible, marvelous, miraculous, not understandable,… … Law dictionary
inconceivable — (adj.) 1630s, from IN (Cf. in ) (1) not, opposite of + CONCEIVABLE (Cf. conceivable). Related: Inconcievably. An O.E. word for this was unasmeagendlic … Etymology dictionary
inconceivable — [adj] beyond reason, belief extraordinary, fantastic, imcomprehensible, implausible, impossible, improbable, incogitable, incredible, insupposable, mind boggling*, phony, rare, reachy, staggering, strange, thin*, unbelievable, unconvincing,… … New thesaurus
inconceivable — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ not capable of being imagined or grasped mentally. DERIVATIVES inconceivably adverb … English terms dictionary
inconceivable — [in΄kən sēv′ə bəl] adj. that cannot be conceived; that cannot be thought of, understood, imagined, or believed inconceivability n. inconceivableness inconceivably adv … English World dictionary
Inconceivable — Filmdaten Deutscher Titel Inconceivable Produktionsland Kanada … Deutsch Wikipedia
inconceivable — adj. 1) inconceivable to 2) inconceivable that + clause (it is inconceivable that she could be considered for the job) * * * [ˌɪnkən siːvəb(ə)l] inconceivable to inconceivable that + clause (it is inconceivable that she could be considered for… … Combinatory dictionary
Inconceivable — infobox television show name = Inconceivable caption = The cast of Inconceivable . format = Medical drama runtime = approx. 0:42 creator = Oliver Goldstick and Marco Pennette starring = Ming Na Angie Harmon Jonathan Cake Mary Catherine Garrison… … Wikipedia
inconceivable — adjective too strange or unusual to be thought real or possible: A few years ago a car fuelled by solar energy would have been inconceivable. | it is inconceivable that: It seemed inconceivable that a man in such a powerful position could be so… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English