inconceivable
English
Etymology
in- + conceivable
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɪn.kənˈsiː.və.bl̩/
Audio (Southern England) (file)
Adjective
inconceivable (comparative more inconceivable, superlative most inconceivable)
- Unable to be conceived or imagined; unbelievable.
- 2022 September 8, Stephen Bates, “Queen Elizabeth II obituary”, in The Guardian:
- While the world altered dramatically during the course of her reign, the monarchy did too, though rather more imperceptibly: the walkabouts that increasingly characterised royal appearances, the pop concerts at Buckingham Palace, the throwing open of the royal palaces to visitors – even the paying of income tax, and royal podcasts – would have been inconceivable as innovations at the time Elizabeth came to the throne.
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Translations
unable to be conceived, unbelievable
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