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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesinconcebible
Pronunciation / Transliteration: inkonseˈβible
"La crueldad de sus actos es totalmente concebible."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Impossible to comprehend or fully grasp as true or imaginable.
"The sheer scale of the universe makes its boundaries inconceivable to the human mind." - 2
So extraordinary or improbable as to be nearly impossible to believe.
"It is inconceivable that they could have completed such a massive project in just two days."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Late Middle English word 'inconceivable', formed from the Latin prefix 'in-' (meaning 'not') combined with 'conceivable', stemming from Latin 'concipere' (to take in, form, or conceive). Over time, the term shifted from denoting a mental inability to grasp a concept to describing any event or idea that is extremely difficult to believe or imagine.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Inconceivable" is said worldwide
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inconcevable
Transliteration: ɛ̃.kɔ̃.sə.vabl
"Il est inconceivable qu'une telle erreur se soit produite."
unfassbar
Transliteration: ˈʊnfasbaːɐ̯
"Es ist unfassbar, dass wir dieses Ziel erreicht haben."
inconcepibile
Transliteration: inkontʃepiˈbile
"È inconcepibile pensare di fallire adesso."
inconcebible
Transliteration: inkonseˈβible
"La crueldad de sus actos es totalmente concebible."
inconcebível
Transliteration: ĩ.kõ.seˈvi.vɛw
"É inconcebível que ele tenha tomado essa decisão."
अकल्पनीय
Transliteration: akalpanīya
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"इतनी बड़ी सफलता अकल्पनीय थी।"
不可思议的
Transliteration: bù kě sī yì de
Script: 中文汉字
"这项新技术的问世真是一个不可思议的奇迹。"
상상할 수 없는
Transliteration: sangsanghal su eopsneun
Script: 한국어 한글
"그것은 상상할 수 없는 일이었다."
信じられない
Transliteration: shinjirarenai
Script: 日本語
"彼の突然の退職は信じられないことだった。"
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