uncommunicable

American  

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

adjective

1. incommunicable.

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Other Word Forms

• uncommunicably
  adverb

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Etymology

Origin of uncommunicable

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

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Example Sentences

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uncommunicable

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

Private and uncommunicable perceptions always remain over, and the worst of it is that those who look for them from the outside never know where.

From Talks To Teachers On Psychology; And To Students On Some Of Life's Ideals by William James

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 John Roby

Schubert at once assumed what was intended to be a sly look, of uncommunicable knowledge.

From The Ivory Trail by Talbot Mundy

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