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incommunicable

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

That cannot be communicated or transmitted

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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adj

Meaning 2

Who does not communicate freely; uncommunicative or reserved

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History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English in- English communicable English incommunicable From in- + communicable.

Across languages

Translations

4 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: incomunicable — not communicable
  • French: incommunicable — not communicable
  • Greek: αμετάδοτος (ametádotos) — not communicable
  • Spanish: incomunicable — not communicable