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English
Etymology
From Middle English incomparable, from Middle French incomparable, from Old French , from Latin incomparābilis. Equivalent to in- + comparable.
Pronunciation
Adjective
incomparable (comparative more incomparable, superlative most incomparable)
- So much better than another as to be beyond comparison.
- Synonyms: matchless, unsurpassed
c. 1905, Oscar Wilde, edited by Robert Baldwin Ross, De Profundis, published 1909, page 112:I know of nothing in all drama more incomparable from the point of view of art, nothing more suggestive in its subtlety of observation, than Shakespeare's drawing of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern.
- (rare) Not able to be compared.
- Synonyms: noncomparable, uncomparable
- Antonym: comparable
Usage notes
- Using more or most with incomparable, though often disapproved, is relatively common. Such uses may once have only been accepted for poetic effect, but are now widespread.
- Despite its apparently absolute meaning, incomparable is often used as if there were degrees of incomparability, occurring with adverbs such as so and very.
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Noun
incomparable (plural incomparables)
- Something beyond compare; a thing with which there is no comparison.
Further reading
- “incomparable”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
- “incomparable”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
- “incomparable”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2016, →ISBN.
- “incomparable”, in Collins English Dictionary.
- incomparable, uncomparable, noncomparable at Google Ngram Viewer
Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin incomparābilis.
Pronunciation
Adjective
incomparable m or f (masculine and feminine plural incomparables)
- uncomparable, incomparable
- Antonym: comparable
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Further reading
French
Etymology
From Latin incomparābilis.
Pronunciation
Adjective
incomparable (plural incomparables)
- incomparable; uncomparable
- Antonym: comparable
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Further reading
Occitan
Etymology
From Latin incomparābilis.
Adjective
incomparable m (feminine singular incomparabla, masculine plural incomparables, feminine plural incomparablas)
- uncomparable, incomparable
- Antonym: comparable
Further reading
- Joan de Cantalausa (2006) Diccionari general occitan a partir dels parlars lengadocians, 2 edition, →ISBN, page 560.
- Diccionari General de la Lenga Occitana, L’Academia occitana – Consistòri del Gai Saber, 2008-2024, page 338.
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin incomparābilis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /inkompaˈɾable/
- Rhymes: -able
- Syllabification: in‧com‧pa‧ra‧ble
Adjective
incomparable m or f (masculine and feminine plural incomparables)
- uncomparable
- Antonym: comparable
Derived terms
Further reading