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incommunicable
in·com·mu·ni·ca·ble I0086200 (ĭn′kə-myo͞o′nĭ-kə-bəl)adj.1. Impossible to be transmitted; not communicable: an incommunicable disease.2. Incommunicative: an executive who was maddeningly incommunicable. in′com·mu′ni·ca·bil′i·ty n.in′com·mu′ni·ca·bly adv.incommunicable (ˌɪnkəˈmjuːnɪkəbəl) adj1. incapable of being communicated2. an obsolete word for incommunicative ˌincomˌmunicaˈbility, ˌincomˈmunicableness n ˌincomˈmunicably advin•com•mu•ni•ca•ble (ˌɪn kəˈmyu nɪ kə bəl) adj. 1. incapable of being communicated or imparted: an incommunicable secret. 2. uncommunicative; taciturn. [1560–70; < Late Latin] in`com•mu`ni•ca•bil′i•ty, in`com•mu′ni•ca•ble•ness, n. in`com•mu′ni•ca•bly, adv. Thesaurusincommunicableadjective1. Not speaking freely or openly:close, close-mouthed, incommunicative, reserved, reticent, silent, taciturn, tightlipped, uncommunicable, uncommunicative.2. That cannot be described:indefinable, indescribable, ineffable, inexpressible, undescribable, unspeakable, unutterable.Idioms: beyond description, defying description.incommunicable
Synonyms for incommunicableadj not speaking freely or openlySynonyms- close
- close-mouthed
- incommunicative
- reserved
- reticent
- silent
- taciturn
- tightlipped
- uncommunicable
- uncommunicative
adj that cannot be describedSynonyms- indefinable
- indescribable
- ineffable
- inexpressible
- undescribable
- unspeakable
- unutterable
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