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incurability

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

The quality or state of being incurable; not being able to be cured.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: incurableness

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

incapability of being altered in disposition or habits

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the incurability of his optimism

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: unalterability

3

noun

Meaning 3

incapability of being cured or healed

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: incurableness

Antonyms: curability

Broader terms: characteristic

History

Etymology

From incurable + -ity.

Across languages

Translations

13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Czech: nevyléčitelnost — quality or state of being incurable
  • Italian: incurabilità — quality or state of being incurable
  • Italian: insanabilità — quality or state of being incurable
  • Japanese: 不治 — quality or state of being incurable
  • Manx: neulheihysaght — quality or state of being incurable
  • Manx: neulheihys — quality or state of being incurable
  • Polish: nieuleczalność — quality or state of being incurable
  • Russian: неизлечимость (neizlečimostʹ) — quality or state of being incurable
  • Russian: неизлеченность (neizlečennostʹ) — quality or state of being incurable
  • Serbo-Croatian: неизљѐчиво̄ст — quality or state of being incurable
  • Serbo-Croatian: неизлѐчиво̄ст — quality or state of being incurable
  • Serbo-Croatian: neizljèčivōst — quality or state of being incurable
  • Serbo-Croatian: neizlèčivōst — quality or state of being incurable