inconvertibleadj.n.

/ɪnkənˈvəːtɪb(ə)l/

Etymology: in- prefix⁴; perhaps after French inconvertible (1546 in Hatzfeld & Darmesteter) or late Latin inconvertibilis unchanging.

Not convertible; incapable of being converted.

A. adj.

1. Incapable of being changed into anything else; †spec. incapable of being assimilated, indigestible (cf. convertible adj. 5b).

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > food > qualities of food > [adjective] > indigestible

strong?a1425

indigestible1528

indigerable1599

undigestible1611

incocted1645

inconvertible1646

incoctible1684

dyspeptic1694

the world > time > change > absence of change, changelessness > [adjective] > unchangeable

unchangeablea1340

immovablec1374

unmovablec1384

immutable1412

unvariablec1425

indeclinable1432

unmutable?a1439

incommutablec1450

irrevocable1490

impermutable1528

irrecoverable1540

inalterable?1541

unreformable1549

inchangeable1583

beyond (also past, without) recall1597

incontrollable1605

invariable1607

unalterable1611

unrecallable1611

untransmutable1611

unreversable1616

involublea1618

irreversible1629

irreducible1633

inconvertible1646

eternal1685

intransmutable1691

unconvertible1700

unvoidable1725

unmodifiable1798

irreformable1812

irrevertible1822

irredeemable1839

true1845

influxible1871

irrevisable1884

intransformable1887

1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica ii. v. 85 It..taketh leave of the permeant parts..and accompanieth the inconvertible portion unto the siege.

1652 E. Benlowes Theophila 22 The Immaculate Earth of the Humanity, Inseparable, Inconfusible, Inconvertible.

a. Incapable of being exchanged for one another, or transposed each into the place of the other; not interchangeable. Usually of terms: Not equivalent or synonymous.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > philosophy > logic > logical proposition > conversion of a proposition > [adjective] > convertible or inconvertible > inconvertible of terms

inconvertible1706

unconvertible1864

1706 Phillips's New World of Words (new ed.) Inconvertible (in Philos.), that cannot be transposed, changed, or altered; as inconvertible Terms.

1864 F. C. Bowen Treat. Logic v. 113 Genus and Accident inconvertible with the Subject.

b. Logic. Of a proposition: That cannot be converted (see convert v. 4b, conversion n. 4).

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > philosophy > logic > logical proposition > conversion of a proposition > [adjective] > convertible or inconvertible

reciprocal1588

convertible1609

conversiblea1660

inconvertible1847

reciprocating1850

1847 A. De Morgan Formal Logic iv. 58 The universal affirmative..and the particular negative..are not necessarily convertible, and are generally called inconvertible.

1849 W. Thomson Outl. Laws of Thought (ed. 2) liii. 216 The judgment O is usually considered inconvertible by the ordinary method.

1857 W. Spalding in Encycl. Brit. XIII. 606/1 They hold O to be inconvertible.

1864 F. C. Bowen Treat. Logic vii. 204.

1875 W. Thomson Outl. Laws of Thought (new ed.) §85. 155 The judgment O is usually considered inconvertible by the ordinary method.

3. Incapable of being exchanged for something else. spec. of paper money, That cannot be converted into specie.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > money > medium of exchange or currency > paper money > [adjective] > not convertible

insolvent1667

inconvertible1833

irredeemable1837

insolvable1846

1833 H. Martineau Berkeley the Banker i. vi. 120 Inconvertible bank paper would have been everywhere refused.

1848 J. S. Mill Princ. Polit. Econ. II. iii. xiii. §2. 76 An inconvertible currency, regulated by the price of bullion, would conform exactly, in all its variations, to a convertible one.

1866 A. Crump Pract. Treat. Banking ix. 185 This country had what it is to be hoped it will never see again—an inconvertible paper currency.

†4. Incapable of being turned away from. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > decision > constancy or steadfastness > [adjective]

fasteOE

stathelfasteOE

anredOE

hardOE

starkOE

trueOE

steadfast993

fastredeOE

stithc1000

findyOE

stablea1275

stathelyc1275

stiffc1275

stablec1290

steel to the (very) backa1300

unbowinga1300

stably13..

firm1377

unmovablea1382

constantc1386

abidingc1400

toughc1400

sure1421

unmoblea1425

unfaintedc1425

unfaint1436

permanent?a1475

stalwartc1480

unbroken1513

immovable1534

inconcuss1542

unshaken1548

stout1569

unwavering1570

undiscourageable1571

fixed1574

discourageable1576

unappalled1578

resolute1579

unremoved1583

resolved1585

unflexiblea1586

unshakeda1586

square1589

unstooping1597

iron1598

rocky1601

steady1602

undeclinable1610

unboweda1616

unfainting1615

unswayed1615

staunch1624

undiscourageda1628

staid1631

unshook1633

blue?1636

true blue?1636

tenacious1640

uncomplying1643

yieldless1651

riveting1658

unshakened1659

inconquerable1660

unyielding1677

unbendinga1688

tight1690

unswerving1694

unfaltering1727

unsubmitting1730

undeviating1732

undrooping1736

impervertible1741

undamped1742

undyingc1765

sturdy1775

stiff as a poker1798

unfickle1802

indivertible1821

thick and thin1822

undisheartened1827

inconvertible1829

straightforward1829

indomitable1830

stickfast1831

unsuccumbing1833

unturnable1847

unswerved1849

undivertible1856

unforsaking1862

swerveless1863

steeve1870

rock-ribbed1884

stiff in the back1897

1829 W. S. Landor Wks. (1846) II. 220/1 First, we must find the priests; for ours are inconvertible from their crumbling altars.

B. n.

A proposition which cannot be converted.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > philosophy > logic > logical proposition > conversion of a proposition > [noun] > proposition which cannot be converted

inconvertible1847

1847 A. De Morgan Formal Logic iv. 62 As to inconvertibles, contranominal and converse are terms of the same meaning.

Derivatives

inconvertiˈbility n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > change > absence of change, changelessness > [noun]

unchangeabilityc1400

equability1531

unchangeableness1548

constancy1593

immutability1593

immutableness1610

oneness1611

unvariableness1611

irrevocability1613

unalterableness1620

fixedness1626

irreversiblenessa1631

equableness1641

invariability1644

irrevocableness1649

undiminishableness1653

invariableness1654

incommutability1674

intransmutability1692

inalterability1715

inconvertibleness1727

inchangeability1773

unimprovability1814

irreversibility1824

inconvertibilitya1832

unarbitrarinessa1834

changelessness1840

inadaptability1840

unalterability1847

unvaryingness1851

monotone1856

unmodifiableness1876

unchangingness1878

unchangedness1880

irreformability1883

plateau1897

homoeostasis1926

invariance1939

plateauing1957

the world > time > change > change to something else, transformation > [noun] > capability of transformation > absence of

inconvertibleness1727

inconversibility1784

inconvertibilitya1832

a1832 J. Bentham Chrestomathia in Wks. (1843) VIII. App. viii Inconvertibility of Geometry and Algebra.

1833 H. Martineau Berkeley the Banker i. viii. 159 Others..complained of the example of inconvertibility set by the Bank of England.

inconˈvertibleness n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > change > absence of change, changelessness > [noun]

unchangeabilityc1400

equability1531

unchangeableness1548

constancy1593

immutability1593

immutableness1610

oneness1611

unvariableness1611

irrevocability1613

unalterableness1620

fixedness1626

irreversiblenessa1631

equableness1641

invariability1644

irrevocableness1649

undiminishableness1653

invariableness1654

incommutability1674

intransmutability1692

inalterability1715

inconvertibleness1727

inchangeability1773

unimprovability1814

irreversibility1824

inconvertibilitya1832

unarbitrarinessa1834

changelessness1840

inadaptability1840

unalterability1847

unvaryingness1851

monotone1856

unmodifiableness1876

unchangingness1878

unchangedness1880

irreformability1883

plateau1897

homoeostasis1926

invariance1939

plateauing1957

the world > time > change > change to something else, transformation > [noun] > capability of transformation > absence of

inconvertibleness1727

inconversibility1784

inconvertibilitya1832

1727 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II Inconvertibleness.

1856 R. W. Emerson Eng. Traits iv. 55 The fixity or inconvertibleness of races as we see them.

inconˈvertibly adv.

ΚΠ

1882 Ogilvie's Imperial Dict. (new ed.) Inconvertibly.

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

单词	inconvertible
释义	inconvertibleadj.n. /ɪnkənˈvəːtɪb(ə)l/ Etymology: in- prefix⁴; perhaps after French inconvertible (1546 in Hatzfeld & Darmesteter) or late Latin inconvertibilis unchanging. Not convertible; incapable of being converted. A. adj. 1. Incapable of being changed into anything else; †spec. incapable of being assimilated, indigestible (cf. convertible adj. 5b). ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > qualities of food > [adjective] > indigestible strong?a1425 indigestible1528 indigerable1599 undigestible1611 incocted1645 inconvertible1646 incoctible1684 dyspeptic1694 the world > time > change > absence of change, changelessness > [adjective] > unchangeable unchangeablea1340 immovablec1374 unmovablec1384 immutable1412 unvariablec1425 indeclinable1432 unmutable?a1439 incommutablec1450 irrevocable1490 impermutable1528 irrecoverable1540 inalterable?1541 unreformable1549 inchangeable1583 beyond (also past, without) recall1597 incontrollable1605 invariable1607 unalterable1611 unrecallable1611 untransmutable1611 unreversable1616 involublea1618 irreversible1629 irreducible1633 inconvertible1646 eternal1685 intransmutable1691 unconvertible1700 unvoidable1725 unmodifiable1798 irreformable1812 irrevertible1822 irredeemable1839 true1845 influxible1871 irrevisable1884 intransformable1887 1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica ii. v. 85 It..taketh leave of the permeant parts..and accompanieth the inconvertible portion unto the siege. View more context for this quotation 1652 E. Benlowes Theophila 22 The Immaculate Earth of the Humanity, Inseparable, Inconfusible, Inconvertible. 2. a. Incapable of being exchanged for one another, or transposed each into the place of the other; not interchangeable. Usually of terms: Not equivalent or synonymous. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > philosophy > logic > logical proposition > conversion of a proposition > [adjective] > convertible or inconvertible > inconvertible of terms inconvertible1706 unconvertible1864 1706 Phillips's New World of Words (new ed.) Inconvertible (in Philos.), that cannot be transposed, changed, or altered; as inconvertible Terms. 1864 F. C. Bowen Treat. Logic v. 113 Genus and Accident inconvertible with the Subject. b. Logic. Of a proposition: That cannot be converted (see convert v. 4b, conversion n. 4). ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > philosophy > logic > logical proposition > conversion of a proposition > [adjective] > convertible or inconvertible reciprocal1588 convertible1609 conversiblea1660 inconvertible1847 reciprocating1850 1847 A. De Morgan Formal Logic iv. 58 The universal affirmative..and the particular negative..are not necessarily convertible, and are generally called inconvertible. 1849 W. Thomson Outl. Laws of Thought (ed. 2) liii. 216 The judgment O is usually considered inconvertible by the ordinary method. 1857 W. Spalding in Encycl. Brit. XIII. 606/1 They hold O to be inconvertible. 1864 F. C. Bowen Treat. Logic vii. 204. 1875 W. Thomson Outl. Laws of Thought (new ed.) §85. 155 The judgment O is usually considered inconvertible by the ordinary method. 3. Incapable of being exchanged for something else. spec. of paper money, That cannot be converted into specie. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > money > medium of exchange or currency > paper money > [adjective] > not convertible insolvent1667 inconvertible1833 irredeemable1837 insolvable1846 1833 H. Martineau Berkeley the Banker i. vi. 120 Inconvertible bank paper would have been everywhere refused. 1848 J. S. Mill Princ. Polit. Econ. II. iii. xiii. §2. 76 An inconvertible currency, regulated by the price of bullion, would conform exactly, in all its variations, to a convertible one. 1866 A. Crump Pract. Treat. Banking ix. 185 This country had what it is to be hoped it will never see again—an inconvertible paper currency. †4. Incapable of being turned away from. rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > decision > constancy or steadfastness > [adjective] fasteOE stathelfasteOE anredOE hardOE starkOE trueOE steadfast993 fastredeOE stithc1000 findyOE stablea1275 stathelyc1275 stiffc1275 stablec1290 steel to the (very) backa1300 unbowinga1300 stably13.. firm1377 unmovablea1382 constantc1386 abidingc1400 toughc1400 sure1421 unmoblea1425 unfaintedc1425 unfaint1436 permanent?a1475 stalwartc1480 unbroken1513 immovable1534 inconcuss1542 unshaken1548 stout1569 unwavering1570 undiscourageable1571 fixed1574 discourageable1576 unappalled1578 resolute1579 unremoved1583 resolved1585 unflexiblea1586 unshakeda1586 square1589 unstooping1597 iron1598 rocky1601 steady1602 undeclinable1610 unboweda1616 unfainting1615 unswayed1615 staunch1624 undiscourageda1628 staid1631 unshook1633 blue?1636 true blue?1636 tenacious1640 uncomplying1643 yieldless1651 riveting1658 unshakened1659 inconquerable1660 unyielding1677 unbendinga1688 tight1690 unswerving1694 unfaltering1727 unsubmitting1730 undeviating1732 undrooping1736 impervertible1741 undamped1742 undyingc1765 sturdy1775 stiff as a poker1798 unfickle1802 indivertible1821 thick and thin1822 undisheartened1827 inconvertible1829 straightforward1829 indomitable1830 stickfast1831 unsuccumbing1833 unturnable1847 unswerved1849 undivertible1856 unforsaking1862 swerveless1863 steeve1870 rock-ribbed1884 stiff in the back1897 1829 W. S. Landor Wks. (1846) II. 220/1 First, we must find the priests; for ours are inconvertible from their crumbling altars. B. n. A proposition which cannot be converted. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > philosophy > logic > logical proposition > conversion of a proposition > [noun] > proposition which cannot be converted inconvertible1847 1847 A. De Morgan Formal Logic iv. 62 As to inconvertibles, contranominal and converse are terms of the same meaning. Derivatives inconvertiˈbility n. ΘΚΠ the world > time > change > absence of change, changelessness > [noun] unchangeabilityc1400 equability1531 unchangeableness1548 constancy1593 immutability1593 immutableness1610 oneness1611 unvariableness1611 irrevocability1613 unalterableness1620 fixedness1626 irreversiblenessa1631 equableness1641 invariability1644 irrevocableness1649 undiminishableness1653 invariableness1654 incommutability1674 intransmutability1692 inalterability1715 inconvertibleness1727 inchangeability1773 unimprovability1814 irreversibility1824 inconvertibilitya1832 unarbitrarinessa1834 changelessness1840 inadaptability1840 unalterability1847 unvaryingness1851 monotone1856 unmodifiableness1876 unchangingness1878 unchangedness1880 irreformability1883 plateau1897 homoeostasis1926 invariance1939 plateauing1957 the world > time > change > change to something else, transformation > [noun] > capability of transformation > absence of inconvertibleness1727 inconversibility1784 inconvertibilitya1832 a1832 J. Bentham Chrestomathia in Wks. (1843) VIII. App. viii Inconvertibility of Geometry and Algebra. 1833 H. Martineau Berkeley the Banker i. viii. 159 Others..complained of the example of inconvertibility set by the Bank of England. inconˈvertibleness n. ΘΚΠ the world > time > change > absence of change, changelessness > [noun] unchangeabilityc1400 equability1531 unchangeableness1548 constancy1593 immutability1593 immutableness1610 oneness1611 unvariableness1611 irrevocability1613 unalterableness1620 fixedness1626 irreversiblenessa1631 equableness1641 invariability1644 irrevocableness1649 undiminishableness1653 invariableness1654 incommutability1674 intransmutability1692 inalterability1715 inconvertibleness1727 inchangeability1773 unimprovability1814 irreversibility1824 inconvertibilitya1832 unarbitrarinessa1834 changelessness1840 inadaptability1840 unalterability1847 unvaryingness1851 monotone1856 unmodifiableness1876 unchangingness1878 unchangedness1880 irreformability1883 plateau1897 homoeostasis1926 invariance1939 plateauing1957 the world > time > change > change to something else, transformation > [noun] > capability of transformation > absence of inconvertibleness1727 inconversibility1784 inconvertibilitya1832 1727 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II Inconvertibleness. 1856 R. W. Emerson Eng. Traits iv. 55 The fixity or inconvertibleness of races as we see them. inconˈvertibly adv. ΚΠ 1882 Ogilvie's Imperial Dict. (new ed.) Inconvertibly. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1646
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