uncommunicable

American  

[uhn-kuh-myoo-ni-kuh-buhl] / ˌʌn kəˈmyu nɪ kə bəl /

adjective

1. incommunicable.

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Other Word Forms

• uncommunicably adverb

Etymology

Origin of uncommunicable

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; see origin at un- ¹, communicable

Example Sentences

But Bernard Levin, writing in The London Observer that same year, noted that “as a communication of the uncommunicable, ‘Conundrum’ is very good indeed.”

From New York Times • Nov. 20, 2020

But they made no sound and what I had almost remembered was uncommunicable forever.

From " The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald

Edwin had proved his grit, proved that he had that uncommunicable quality, ‘character,’ and had well deserved encouragement.

From Clayhanger by Bennett, Arnold

Humboldt is inclined to believe that the possibility of such a method of ascertaining longitude was that uncommunicable secret, which Sebastian Cabot many years later hinted at on his death-bed.

From Little Masterpieces of Science: Explorers by Iles, George

Th' inanimate forms, Nature's unchisel'd workmanship—unsullied By man's rude contact—'tis with these I hold Converse and high communion; And from the spirit that lives in them, free And uncommunicable intercourse My soul receives.

From The Legendary and Poetical Remains of John Roby author of 'Traditions of Lancashire', with a sketch of his literary life and character by Roby, John