incommunicableadj.

/ɪnkəˈmjuːnɪkəb(ə)l/

Etymology: < in- prefix⁴ + communicable adj.: compare French incommunicable (16th cent., Calvin Inst.), modern Latin incommūnicābilis.

a. Not communicable; that cannot be communicated or made common; incapable of being imparted or shared.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > retaining > [adjective] > able to be retained > not able to be imparted or shared

uncommunicablea1382

incommunicable1577

1577 H. I. tr. H. Bullinger 50 Godlie Serm. II. iv. vi. sig. Ggg.vj^v/2 He..who doeth communicate y^e incommunicable properties of God to creatures.

1608 A. Willet Hexapla in Exodum 40 This name Iehouah is also incommunicable.

1672 Bp. J. Wilkins Of Princ. Nat. Relig. 104 Those are called incommunicable attributes, which are proper to God alone, and not communicated to any creature.

1765 C. Johnstone Chrysal IV. i. iv. 23 To wrest from the sovereign an essential part of the incommunicable power of the crown.

1814 R. Southey Roderick xviii. 65 None shared or knew His deep and incommunicable joy.

b. absol. or as n.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > retaining > [noun] > fact of not being imparted or shared > inability to be imparted or shared > that which is

incommunicablea1641

a1641 R. Montagu Acts & Monuments (1642) 32 A Reception of Superabundant Transcendency, Christs peculiar Incommunicable, which..is ultra consortes.

2. That cannot be communicated to another by speech; incapable of being told or uttered; ineffable, unspeakable, unutterable.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > unintelligibility > inexpressibility > [adjective]

unsayinglyOE

wordlessa1200

unanemneda1225

unspeaking1340

untellablea1382

unenarrable1382

unspeakablea1400

ineffablec1450

inenarrablec1450

indicible1480

enarrable1482

inexplicable1502

inspeakable?1504

innominable1532

unoutspeakable1535

unexpressable1548

innarrable1554

inpronunciable1554

uncommunicable1555

inexprimablea1577

unexpressiblea1586

unutterablea1586

expressless1590

nameless1597

recountless1601

inutterable1603

indeclarable1610

unnameable1610

unreportable1611

speakless1612

unexpressivea1616

inexpressiblea1631

utterless1643

inexpressive1652

unwordablec1660

incommunicable1694

paintless1729

descriptionless1749

undelineable1767

describeless1799

indefinable1810

undescribable1818

unqualifiable1822

untelling1823

utterless1832

unpindownable1915

1694 R. South 12 Serm. II. 90 How freely did Christ unbosom himself to his Disciples?..[not] in the extraordinary discoveries of the Gospel only, but also of those incommunicable Revelations of the Divine Love, in reference to their own personal interest in it.

1827 R. Pollok Course of Time I. v. 216 Heard unutterable things, And incommunicable visions saw.

a1864 J. F. Ferrier Lect. Greek Philos. (1866) 252 Its true meaning is utterly incommunicable by one being to another.

3. Not communicative; incommunicative.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > speech > taciturnity or reticence > [adjective]

unspeakinga1382

speechless1390

mutec1400

dumb1406

silenta1425

peaceablec1425

secretc1440

of few wordsa1500

tongue-tied1529

mum1532

closec1540

strait-laced1546

tongue-dumb1556

incommunicable1568

sparing1568

inconversable1577

retentive1599

wordless1604

mumbudget1622

uncommunicable1628

monastica1631

word-bound1644

on (also upon) the reserve1655

strait-mouthed1664

oyster-like1665

incommunicative1670

mumchance1681

speechless1726

taciturnous1727

tongue-tacked1727

monosyllabic1735

silentish1737

untalkative1739

silentious1749

buttoned-up1767

taciturn1771

close as wax1772

untittletattling1779

reticent1825

voiceless1827

say-nothing1838

unremonstrant1841

still1855

unvocal1858

inexpansive186.

short-tongued1864

non-communicating1865

tight-lipped1876

unworded1886

chup1896

tongue-bound1906

shut-mouthed1936

zip-lipped1943

shtum1958

1568 T. North tr. A. de Guevara Dial Princes (rev. ed.) iv. x. 136 Terrible iudges, seuere, intractable, collerick, incommunicable.

1827 R. Southey Select. from Lett. (1856) IV. 247 About the Essays or Colloquies I can tell nothing, Murray being incommunicable.

4. Not in communication (with others or with each other); not having inter-communication; without communication or intercourse.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > social relations > lack of social communication or relations > [adjective]

unentertained1628

unsociable1638

incommunicable1646

incommunicatinga1676

societyless1788

1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica vi. vii. 307 For the North and Southerne pole, are the invariable termes of that Axis whereon the heavens doe move, and are therefore incommunicable and fixed points.

1804 W. Wordsworth Afflict. Margaret viii Perhaps..thou..hast been summoned to the deep, Thou, thou and all thy mates, to keep An incommunicable sleep.

1865 G. Grote Plato II. xxv. 266 The two worlds, though naturally disjoined, were not incommunicable.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	incommunicable
释义	incommunicableadj. /ɪnkəˈmjuːnɪkəb(ə)l/ Etymology: < in- prefix⁴ + communicable adj.: compare French incommunicable (16th cent., Calvin Inst.), modern Latin incommūnicābilis. 1. a. Not communicable; that cannot be communicated or made common; incapable of being imparted or shared. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > retaining > [adjective] > able to be retained > not able to be imparted or shared uncommunicablea1382 incommunicable1577 1577 H. I. tr. H. Bullinger 50 Godlie Serm. II. iv. vi. sig. Ggg.vj^v/2 He..who doeth communicate y^e incommunicable properties of God to creatures. 1608 A. Willet Hexapla in Exodum 40 This name Iehouah is also incommunicable. 1672 Bp. J. Wilkins Of Princ. Nat. Relig. 104 Those are called incommunicable attributes, which are proper to God alone, and not communicated to any creature. 1765 C. Johnstone Chrysal IV. i. iv. 23 To wrest from the sovereign an essential part of the incommunicable power of the crown. 1814 R. Southey Roderick xviii. 65 None shared or knew His deep and incommunicable joy. b. absol. or as n. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > retaining > [noun] > fact of not being imparted or shared > inability to be imparted or shared > that which is incommunicablea1641 a1641 R. Montagu Acts & Monuments (1642) 32 A Reception of Superabundant Transcendency, Christs peculiar Incommunicable, which..is ultra consortes. 2. That cannot be communicated to another by speech; incapable of being told or uttered; ineffable, unspeakable, unutterable. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > unintelligibility > inexpressibility > [adjective] unsayinglyOE wordlessa1200 unanemneda1225 unspeaking1340 untellablea1382 unenarrable1382 unspeakablea1400 ineffablec1450 inenarrablec1450 indicible1480 enarrable1482 inexplicable1502 inspeakable?1504 innominable1532 unoutspeakable1535 unexpressable1548 innarrable1554 inpronunciable1554 uncommunicable1555 inexprimablea1577 unexpressiblea1586 unutterablea1586 expressless1590 nameless1597 recountless1601 inutterable1603 indeclarable1610 unnameable1610 unreportable1611 speakless1612 unexpressivea1616 inexpressiblea1631 utterless1643 inexpressive1652 unwordablec1660 incommunicable1694 paintless1729 descriptionless1749 undelineable1767 describeless1799 indefinable1810 undescribable1818 unqualifiable1822 untelling1823 utterless1832 unpindownable1915 1694 R. South 12 Serm. II. 90 How freely did Christ unbosom himself to his Disciples?..[not] in the extraordinary discoveries of the Gospel only, but also of those incommunicable Revelations of the Divine Love, in reference to their own personal interest in it. 1827 R. Pollok Course of Time I. v. 216 Heard unutterable things, And incommunicable visions saw. a1864 J. F. Ferrier Lect. Greek Philos. (1866) 252 Its true meaning is utterly incommunicable by one being to another. 3. Not communicative; incommunicative. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > taciturnity or reticence > [adjective] unspeakinga1382 speechless1390 mutec1400 dumb1406 silenta1425 peaceablec1425 secretc1440 of few wordsa1500 tongue-tied1529 mum1532 closec1540 strait-laced1546 tongue-dumb1556 incommunicable1568 sparing1568 inconversable1577 retentive1599 wordless1604 mumbudget1622 uncommunicable1628 monastica1631 word-bound1644 on (also upon) the reserve1655 strait-mouthed1664 oyster-like1665 incommunicative1670 mumchance1681 speechless1726 taciturnous1727 tongue-tacked1727 monosyllabic1735 silentish1737 untalkative1739 silentious1749 buttoned-up1767 taciturn1771 close as wax1772 untittletattling1779 reticent1825 voiceless1827 say-nothing1838 unremonstrant1841 still1855 unvocal1858 inexpansive186. short-tongued1864 non-communicating1865 tight-lipped1876 unworded1886 chup1896 tongue-bound1906 shut-mouthed1936 zip-lipped1943 shtum1958 1568 T. North tr. A. de Guevara Dial Princes (rev. ed.) iv. x. 136 Terrible iudges, seuere, intractable, collerick, incommunicable. 1827 R. Southey Select. from Lett. (1856) IV. 247 About the Essays or Colloquies I can tell nothing, Murray being incommunicable. 4. Not in communication (with others or with each other); not having inter-communication; without communication or intercourse. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social relations > lack of social communication or relations > [adjective] unentertained1628 unsociable1638 incommunicable1646 incommunicatinga1676 societyless1788 1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica vi. vii. 307 For the North and Southerne pole, are the invariable termes of that Axis whereon the heavens doe move, and are therefore incommunicable and fixed points. View more context for this quotation 1804 W. Wordsworth Afflict. Margaret viii Perhaps..thou..hast been summoned to the deep, Thou, thou and all thy mates, to keep An incommunicable sleep. 1865 G. Grote Plato II. xxv. 266 The two worlds, though naturally disjoined, were not incommunicable. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adj.1568
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