incommunicable
incapable of being communicated, imparted, shared, etc.
not communicative; taciturn.
Origin of incommunicable
1Other words from incommunicable
- in·com·mu·ni·ca·bil·i·ty, in·com·mu·ni·ca·ble·ness, noun
- in·com·mu·ni·ca·bly, adverb
Words Nearby incommunicable
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How to use incommunicable in a sentence
The incommunicable thrill of things, that is the tuning-fork by which we test the flatness of our art.
Must Read Novels: Ballard, Dybek, and Krasznahorkai | Jacob Silverman, Malcolm Forbes, John McIntyre | April 23, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTThis lyric expressed for the two boys the incommunicable aspirations of their most sacred moments.
Sinister Street, vol. 1 | Compton MackenzieHe had been annoyed out of all reason by the knowledge that they lay below him through the sick idle days—a burden incommunicable.
Kim | Rudyard KiplingA sentiment is an infinite and incommunicable thing; no learning and no effort will ever reproduce it absolutely.
The Story of Perugia | Margaret SymondsThey say she has an incommunicable charm, accounting for the price he puts on her now she holds aloof and he misses it.
The Amazing Marriage, Complete | George Meredith
The author's vivid and imaginative sympathy has really enabled her in some degree to communicate the incommunicable.
Married Love | Marie Carmichael Stopes
British Dictionary definitions for incommunicable
/ (ˌɪnkəˈmjuːnɪkəbəl) /
incapable of being communicated
an obsolete word for incommunicative
Derived forms of incommunicable
- incommunicability or incommunicableness, noun
- incommunicably, adverb
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