inconsumable

[ in-kuhn-soo-muh-buhl ]

adjective

not consumable; incapable of being consumed.

Origin of inconsumable

First recorded in 1640–50; in-³ + consumable

Other words from inconsumable

in·con·sum·a·bly, adverb

Words Nearby inconsumable

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

How to use inconsumable in a sentence

For did she not know that God gives the heart of a poet to be as fuel to his genius, for ever consumed and inconsumable?
The Divine Fire | May Sinclair
These two substances are really inconsumable, and continue to exist, after they meet in a combined form, as carbonic acid gas.
Natural Law in the Spiritual World | Henry Drummond
With us there is left the soul, which is expressly said to be inconsumable.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 57, No. 352, February 1845 | Various
inconsumable, in-kon-sūm′a-bl, adj. that cannot be consumed or wasted.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) | Various

British Dictionary definitions for inconsumable

inconsumable

/ (ˌɪnkənˈsjuːməbəl) /

adjective

incapable of being consumed or used up
economics providing an economic service without being consumed, as currency

Derived forms of inconsumable

inconsumably, adverb

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Browse