Incognizance In·cog"ni·zance noun Failure to cognize, apprehended, or notice. This incognizance may be explained.
Sir W. Hamilton.
Incognizant In·cog"ni·zant adjective Not cognizant; failing to apprehended or notice. Of the several operations themselves, as acts of volition, we are wholly incognizant .
Sir W. Hamilton.
Incognoscible In`cog·nos"ci·ble adjective Incognizable. --
In`cog*nos"ci*bil"i*ty noun
Incoherence, Incoherency In`co·her"ence, In`co·her"en·cy noun [ Confer French
incohérence .]
1. The quality or state of being incoherent; want of coherence; want of cohesion or adherence. Boyle. 2. Want of connection; incongruity; inconsistency; want of agreement or dependence of one part on another; as, the incoherence of arguments, facts, etc. Incoherences in matter, and suppositions without proofs, put handsomely together, are apt to pass for strong reason.
Locke. 3. That which is incoherent. Crude incoherencies . . . and nauseous tautologies.
South.
Incoherent In`co·her"ent adjective [ Prefix
in- not +
coherent : confer French
incohérent .]
1. Not coherent; wanting cohesion; loose; unconnected; physically disconnected; not fixed to each; -- said of material substances. Woodward. 2. Wanting coherence or agreement; incongruous; inconsistent; having no dependence of one part on another; logically disconnected. "The same rambling,
incoherent manner."
Bp. Warburton.
Incoherentific In`co·her`en·tif"ic adjective [ English
incoherent + Latin
facere to make.]
Causing incoherence. [ R.]
Incoherently In`co·her"ent·ly adverb In an incoherent manner; without due connection of parts.
Incoherentness In`co·her"ent·ness noun Incoherence.
Incoincidence In`co·in"ci·dence noun The quality of being incoincident; want of coincidence. [ R.]
Incoincident In`co·in"ci·dent adjective Not coincident; not agreeing in time, in place, or principle.
Incolumity In`co·lu"mi·ty noun [ Latin
incolumitas , from
incolumis uninjured, safe; perhaps from
in intens. + (doubtful)
columis safe.]
Safety; security. [ Obsolete]
Howell.
Incomber In·com"ber transitive verb See Encumber .
Incombine In`com·bine" intransitive verb To be incapable of combining; to disagree; to differ. [ Obsolete]
Milton.
Incombustibility In`com·bus`ti·bil"i·ty noun [ Confer French
incombustilité .]
The quality of being incombustible.
Incombustible In`com·bus"ti·ble adjective [ Prefix
in- not +
combustible : confer French
incombustible .]
Not combustible; not capable of being burned, decomposed, or consumed by fire; uninflammable; as, asbestus is an incombustible substance; carbon dioxide is an incombustible gas. Incombustible cloth ,
a tissue of amianthus or asbestus; also, a fabric imbued with an incombustible substance. --
In`com*bus"ti*ble*ness ,
noun --
In`com*bus"ti*bly ,
adverb
Income In"come noun 1. A coming in; entrance; admittance; ingress; infusion. [ Obsolete]
Shak. More abundant incomes of light and strength from God.
Bp. Rust. At mine income I louted low.
Drant. 2. That which is caused to enter; inspiration; influence; hence, courage or zeal imparted. [ R.]
I would then make in and steep
My income in their blood.
Chapman. 3. That gain which proceeds from labor, business, property, or capital of any kind, as the produce of a farm, the rent of houses, the proceeds of professional business, the profits of commerce or of occupation, or the interest of money or stock in funds, etc.; revenue; receipts; salary; especially, the annual receipts of a private person, or a corporation, from property; as, a large income . No fields afford
So large an income to the village lord.
Dryden. 4. (Physiol.) That which is taken into the body as food; the ingesta; -- sometimes restricted to the nutritive, or digestible, portion of the food. See Food . Opposed to output . Income bond ,
a bond issued on the income of the corporation or company issuing it, and the interest of which is to be paid from the earnings of the company before any dividends are made to stockholders; -- issued chiefly or exclusively by railroad companies. --
Income tax ,
a tax upon a person's incomes, emoluments, profits, etc., or upon the excess beyond a certain amount. Syn. -- Gain; profit; proceeds; salary; revenue; receipts; interest; emolument; produce.
Incomer In"com`er noun 1. One who comes in. Outgoers and incomers .
Lew Wallace. 2. One who succeeds another, as a tenant of land, houses, etc. [ Eng.]
Incoming In"com`ing adjective 1. Coming in; accruing. A full incoming profit on the product of his labor.
Burke. 2. Coming in, succeeding, or following, as occupant or possessor; as, in incoming tenant.
Incoming In"com`ing noun 1. The act of coming in; arrival. The incomings and outgoings of the trains.
Dickens. 2. Income; gain. [ R.]
Many incomings are subject to great fluctuations.
Tooke.
Incomity In·com"i·ty noun Want of comity; incivility; rudeness. [ R.]
Incommensurability In`com·men`su·ra·bil"i·ty noun [ Confer French
incommensurabilité .]
The quality or state of being incommensurable. Reid.
Incommensurable In`com·men"su·ra·ble adjective [ Prefix
in- not +
commensurable : confer French
incommensurable .]
Not commensurable; having no common measure or standard of comparison; as, quantities are incommensurable when no third quantity can be found that is an aliquot part of both; the side and diagonal of a square are incommensurable with each other; the diameter and circumference of a circle are incommensurable . They are quantities incommensurable .
Burke. --
In`com*men"su*ra*ble*ness ,
noun --
In`com*men"su*ra*bly ,
adverb
Incommensurable In`com·men"su·ra·ble noun One of two or more quantities which have no common measure.
Incommensurate In`com·men"su·rate adjective 1. Not commensurate; not admitting of a common measure; incommensurable. 2. Not of equal of sufficient measure or extent; not adequate; as, our means are incommensurate to our wants. Syn. -- Inadequate; insufficient; disproportionate. --
In`com*men"su*rate*ly ,
adverb --
In`com*men"su*rate*ness ,
noun
Incommiscible In`com·mis"ci·ble adjective [ Latin
incommiscibilis ; prefix
in- not +
commiscibilis that can be mingled.]
Not commiscible; not mixable.
Incommixture In`com·mix"ture noun A state of being unmixed; separateness. Sir T. Browne.
Incommodate In·com"mo·date transitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Incommodated ;
present participle & verbal noun Incommodating .] [ Latin
incommodare . See
Incommode .]
To incommode. [ Obsolete]
Bp. Hall.
Incommodation In·com`mo·da"tion noun The state of being incommoded; inconvenience. [ Obsolete]
Incommode In`com·mode" transitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Incommoded ;
present participle & verbal noun Incommoding .] [ French
incommoder , Latin
incommodare inconvenient; prefix
in- not +
commodus convenient. See
Commodious .]
To give inconvenience or trouble to; to disturb or molest; to discommode; to worry; to put out; as, we are incommoded by want of room. Syn. -- To annoy; disturb; trouble; molest; disaccomodate; inconvenience; disquiet; vex; plague.
Incommode In`com·mode" noun An inconvenience. [ R.]
Strype.
Incommodement In`com·mode"ment noun The act of incommoded. [ Obsolete]
Cheyne.
Incommodious In`com·mo"di·ous adjective [ Prefix
in- not +
commodious : confer Late Latin
incommodious , Latin
incommodus , French
incommode .]
Tending to incommode; not commodious; not affording ease or advantage; unsuitable; giving trouble; inconvenient; annoying; as, an incommodious seat; an incommodious arrangement. --
In`com*mo"di*ous*ly ,
adverb --
In`com*mo"di*ous*ness ,
noun
Incommodity In`com·mo"di·ty noun ;
plural Incommodities . [ Latin
incommoditas : confer French
incommodité . See
Incommodious .]
Inconvenience; trouble; annoyance; disadvantage; encumbrance. [ Archaic]
Bunyan. A great incommodity to the body.
Jer. Taylor. Buried him under a bulk of incommodities .
Hawthorne.
Incommunicability In`com·mu`ni·ca·bil"i·ty noun [ Confer French
incommunicabilité .]
The quality or state of being incommunicable, or incapable of being imparted.
Incommunicable In`com·mu"ni·ca·ble adjective [ Latin
incommunicabilis : confer French
incommunicable . See
In- not, and
Communicable .]
Not communicable; incapable of being communicated, shared, told, or imparted, to others. Health and understanding are incommunicable .
Southey. Those incommunicable relations of the divine love.
South. --
In`com*mu"ni*ca*ble*ness ,
noun --
In`com*mu"ni*ca*bly ,
adverb
Incommunicated In`com·mu"ni·ca`ted adjective Not communicated or imparted. [ Obsolete]
Dr. H. More.
Incommunicating In`com·mu"ni·ca`ting adjective Having no communion or intercourse with each other. [ Obsolete]
Sir M. Hale.
Incommunicative In`com·mu"ni·ca·tive adjective Not communicative; not free or apt to impart to others in conversation; reserved; silent; as, the messenger was incommunicative ; hence, not disposed to hold fellowship or intercourse with others; exclusive. The Chinese . . . an incommunicative nation.
C. Buchanan. --
In`com*mu"ni*ca*tive*ly ,
adverb --
In`com*mu"ni*ca*tive*ness ,
noun Lamb. His usual incommunicativeness .
G. Eliot.
Incommutability In`com·mu`ta·bil"i·ty noun [ Latin
incommutabilitas : confer French
incommutabilité .]
The quality or state of being incommutable.
Incommutable In`com·mut"a·ble adjective [ Latin
incommutabilis : confer French
incommutable . See
In- not, and
Commutable .]
Not commutable; not capable of being exchanged with, or substituted for, another. Cudworth. --
In`com*mut"a*ble*ness ,
noun --
In`com*mut"a*bly ,
adverb
Incompact, Incompacted In`com·pact", In`com·pact"ed adjective Not compact; not having the parts firmly united; not solid; incoherent; loose; discrete. Boyle.
Incomparable In·com"pa·ra·ble adjective [ Latin
incomparabilis : confer French
incomparable . See
In- not, and
Comparable .]
Not comparable; admitting of no comparison with others; unapproachably eminent; without a peer or equal; matchless; peerless; transcendent. A merchant of incomparable wealth.
Shak. A new hypothesis . . . which hath the incomparable Sir Isaac Newton for a patron.
Bp. Warburton. --
In*com"pa*ra*ble*ness ,
noun --
In*com"pa*ra*bly ,
adverb Delights incomparably all those corporeal things.
Bp. Wilkins.
Incompared In`com·pared" adjective Peerless; incomparable. [ Obsolete]
Spenser.
Incompass In·com"pass transitive verb See Encompass .
Incompassion In`com·pas"sion noun [ Prefix
in- not +
compassion : confer French
incompassion .]
Want of compassion or pity. [ Obsolete]
Bp. Sanderson.
Incompassionate In`com·pas"sion·ate adjective Not compassionate; void of pity or of tenderness; remorseless. --
In`com*pas"sion*ate*ly ,
adverb --
In`com*pas"sion*ate*ness ,
noun
Incompatibility In`com·pat`i·bil"i·ty noun ;
plural -ties [ Confer French
incompatibilité .]
The quality or state of being incompatible; inconsistency; irreconcilableness.
Incompatible In`com·pat"i·ble adjective [ Prefix
in- not +
compatible : confer French
incompatible .] [ It was formerly sometimes written
incompetible .]
1. Not compatible; so differing as to be incapable of harmonious combination or coexistence; inconsistent in thought or being; irreconcilably disagreeing; as, persons of incompatible tempers; incompatible colors, desires, ambition. A strength and obduracy of character incompatible with his meek and innocent nature.
Southey. 2. (Chemistry) Incapable of being together without mutual reaction or decomposition, as certain medicines. Incompatible terms (Logic) ,
terms which can not be combined in thought. Syn. -- Inconsistent; incongruous; dissimilar; irreconcilable; unsuitable; disagreeing; inharmonious; discordant; repugnant; contradictory. See
Inconsistent .
Incompatible In`com·pat"i·ble noun (Med. & Chem.) An incompatible substance; esp., in plural , things which can not be placed or used together because of a change of chemical composition or of opposing medicinal qualities; as, the incompatibles of iron.
Incompatibleness In`com·pat"i·ble·ness noun The quality or state of being incompatible; incompatibility.
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