Webster's Dictionary, 1913
Inconfutable adjective Not confutable. -- In`con*fut"a*bly , adverb [ Obsolete] Jer. Taylor.
Incongealable adjective [ Latin
incongelabilis . See
Congeal .]
Not congealable; incapable of being congealed. --
In`con*geal"a*ble*ness ,
noun
Incongenial adjective Not congenial; uncongenial. [ R.] -- In`con*ge`ni*al"i*ty . [ R.]
Incongruence noun [ Latin incongruentia .] Want of congruence; incongruity. Boyle.
Incongruent adjective [ Latin
incongruens . See
In- not, and
Congruent .]
Incongruous. Sir T. Elyot.
Incongruity noun ;
plural Incongruities . [ Prefix
in- not +
congruity : confer French
incongruité .]
1. The quality or state of being incongruous; want of congruity; unsuitableness; inconsistency; impropriety. The fathers make use of this acknowledgment of the incongruity of images to the Deity, from thence to prove the incongruity of the worship of them.
Bp. Stillingfleet. 2. Disagreement of parts; want of symmetry or of harmony. [ Obsolete]
3. That which is incongruous; want of congruity.
Incongruous adjective [ Latin
incongruus . See
In- not, and
Congruous .]
Not congruous; reciprocally disagreeing; not capable of harmonizing or readily assimilating; inharmonious; inappropriate; unsuitable; not fitting; inconsistent; improper; as, an incongruous remark; incongruous behavior, action, dress, etc. "
Incongruous mixtures of opinions."
I. Taylor. "Made up of
incongruous parts."
Macaulay. Incongruous denotes that kind of absence of harmony or suitableness of which the taste and experience of men takes cognizance.
C. J. Smith. Incongruous numbers (Arith.) ,
two numbers, which, with respect to a third, are such that their difference can not be divided by it without a remainder, the two numbers being said to be incongruous with respect to the third; as, twenty and twenty-five are incongruous with respect to four. Syn. -- Inconsistent; unsuitable; inharmonious; disagreeing; absurd; inappropriate; unfit; improper. See
Inconsistent . --
In*con"gru*ous*ly ,
adverb --
In*con"gru*ous*ness ,
noun
Inconnected adjective Not connected; disconnected. [ R.] Bp. Warburton.
Inconnection noun Disconnection.
Inconnexedly adverb [ Prefix in- not + connexed (past participle of connex ) + - ly .] Not connectedly; without connection. [ Obsolete] Sir T. Browne.
Inconscionable adjective Unconscionable. [ Obsolete] Spenser.
Inconscious adjective Unconscious. [ Obsolete]
Inconsecutiveness noun The state or quality of not being consecutive. J. H. Newman.
Inconsequence noun [ Latin
inconsequentia : confer French
inconséquence .]
The quality or state of being inconsequent; want of just or logical inference or argument; inconclusiveness. Bp. Stillingfleet. Strange, that you should not see the inconsequence of your own reasoning!
Bp. Hurd.
Inconsequent adjective [ Latin
inconsequens : confer French
inconséquent . See
In- not, and
Consequent .]
Not following from the premises; not regularly inferred; invalid; not characterized by logical method; illogical; arbitrary; inconsistent; of no consequence. Loose and inconsequent conjectures.
Sir T. Browne.
Inconsequential adjective Not regularly following from the premises; hence, irrelevant; unimportant; of no consequence. Chesterfield. -- In*con`se*quen"tial*ly adverb
Inconsequentiality noun The state of being inconsequential.
Inconsequentness noun Inconsequence.
Inconsiderable adjective Not considerable; unworthy of consideration or notice; unimportant; small; trivial; as, an inconsiderable distance; an inconsiderable quantity, degree, value, or sum. "The baser scum and inconsiderable dregs of Rome." Stepney. -- In`con*sid"er*a*ble*ness , noun -- In`con*sid"er*a*bly , adverb
Inconsideracy noun Inconsiderateness; thoughtlessness. [ Obsolete] Chesterfield.
Inconsiderate adjective [ Latin
inconsideratus . See
In- not, and
Considerate .]
1. Not considerate; not attentive to safety or to propriety; not regarding the rights or feelings of others; hasty; careless; thoughtless; heedless; as, the young are generally inconsiderate ; inconsiderate conduct. It is a very unhappy token of our corruption, that there should be any so inconsiderate among us as to sacrifice morality to politics.
Addison. 2. Inconsiderable. [ Obsolete]
E. Terry. Syn. -- Thoughtless; inattentive; inadvertent; heedless; negligent; improvident; careless; imprudent; indiscreet; incautious; injudicious; rash; hasty.
Inconsiderately adverb In an inconsiderate manner.
Inconsiderateness noun The quality or state of being inconsiderate. Tillotson.
Inconsideration noun [ Latin
inconsideratio : confer French
inconsidération .]
Want of due consideration; inattention to consequences; inconsiderateness. Blindness of mind, inconsideration , precipitation.
Jer. Taylor. Not gross, willful, deliberate, crimes; but rather the effects of inconsideration .
Sharp.
Inconsistence noun Inconsistency.
Inconsistency noun ;
plural Inconsistencies . [ Confer French
inconsistance .]
1. The quality or state of being inconsistent; discordance in respect to sentiment or action; such contrariety between two things that both can not exist or be true together; disagreement; incompatibility. There is a perfect inconsistency between that which is of debt and that which is of free gift.
South. 2. Absurdity in argument ore narration; incoherence or irreconcilability in the parts of a statement, argument, or narration; that which is inconsistent. If a man would register all his opinions upon love, politics, religion, and learning, what a bundle of inconsistencies and contradictions would appear at last!
Swift. 3. Want of stability or uniformity; unsteadiness; changeableness; variableness. Mutability of temper, and inconsistency with ourselves, is the greatest weakness of human nature.
Addison.
Inconsistent adjective [ Prefix
in- not +
consistent : confer French
inconsistant .]
1. Not consistent; showing inconsistency; irreconcilable; discordant; at variance, esp. as regards character, sentiment, or action; incompatible; incongruous; contradictory. Compositions of this nature . . . show that wisdom and virtue are far from being inconsistent with politeness and good humor.
Addison. 2. Not exhibiting uniformity of sentiment, steadiness to principle, etc.; unequal; fickle; changeable. Ah, how unjust to nature, and himself,
Is thoughtless, thankless, inconsistent man.
Young. Syn. -- Incompatible; incongruous; irreconcilable; discordant; repugnant; contradictory. --
Inconsistent ,
Incongruous ,
Incompatible . Things are
incongruous when they are not suited to each other, so that their union is unbecoming;
inconsistent when they are opposed to each other, so as render it improper or wrong;
incompatible when they
can not coexist, and it is therefore impossible to unite them. Habitual levity of mind is
incongruous with the profession of a clergyman; it is
inconsistent with his ordination vows; it is
incompatible with his permanent usefulness.
Incongruity attaches to the modes and qualities of things;
incompatibility attaches to their essential attributes;
inconsistency attaches to the actions, sentiments, etc., of men.
Inconsistently adverb In an inconsistent manner.
Inconsistentness noun Inconsistency. [ R.]
Inconsisting adjective Inconsistent. [ Obsolete]
Inconsolable adjective [ Latin
inconsolabilis : confer French
inconsolable . See
In- not, and
Console .]
Not consolable; incapable of being consoled; grieved beyond susceptibility of comfort; disconsolate. Dryden. With inconsolable distress she griev'd,
And from her cheek the rose of beauty fled.
Falconer. --
In`con*sol"a*ble*ness ,
noun --
In`con*sol"a*bly ,
adverb
Inconsonance, Inconsonancy noun Want of consonance or harmony of sound, action, or thought; disagreement.
Inconsonant adjective [ Latin
inconsonans . See
In- not, and
Consonant .]
Not consonant or agreeing; inconsistent; discordant. --
In*con"so*nant*ly ,
adverb
Inconspicuous adjective [ Latin
inconspicuus . See
In- not, and
Conspicuous .]
Not conspicuous or noticeable; hardly discernible. --
In`con*spic"u*ous*ly ,
adverb --
In`con*spic"u*ous*ness ,
noun Boyle.
Inconstance noun [ French See
Inconstancy .]
Inconstancy. Chaucer.
Inconstancy noun [ Latin
inconstantia .]
The quality or state of being inconstant; want of constancy; mutability; fickleness; variableness. For unto knight there was no greater shame,
Than lightness and inconstancie in love.
Spenser.
Inconstant adjective [ Latin
inconstans : confer French
inconstant . See
In- not, and
Constant .]
Not constant; not stable or uniform; subject to change of character, appearance, opinion, inclination, or purpose, etc.; not firm; unsteady; fickle; changeable; variable; -- said of persons or things; as, inconstant in love or friendship. "The
inconstant moon."
Shak. While we, inquiring phantoms of a day,
Inconstant as the shadows we survey!
Boyse. Syn. -- Mutable; fickle; volatile; unsteady; unstable; changeable; variable; wavering; fluctuating.
Inconstantly adverb In an inconstant manner.
Inconsumable adjective Not consumable; incapable of being consumed, wasted, or spent. Paley. -- In`con*sum"a*bly , adverb
Inconsummate adjective [ Latin
inconsummatus . See
In- not, and
Consummate .]
Not consummated; not finished; incomplete. Sir M. Hale. --
In`con*sum"mate*ness ,
noun
Inconsumptible adjective [ Latin inconsumptibilis .] Inconsumable. [ Obsolete] Sir K. Digby.
Incontaminate adjective [ Latin
incontaminatus . See
In- not, and not, and
Contaminate .]
Not contaminated; pure. Moore. --
In`con*tam"i*nate*ness ,
noun
Incontentation noun [ See
In- not, and
Content .]
Discontent. [ Obsolete]
Goodwin.
Incontestability noun The quality or state of being incontestable.
Incontestable adjective [ Prefix in- not + contestable : confer French incontestable .] Not contestable; not to be disputed; that cannot be called in question or controverted; incontrovertible; indisputable; as, incontestable evidence, truth, or facts. Locke. Syn. -- Incontrovertible; indisputable; irrefragable; undeniable; unquestionable; intuitable; certain. -- In`con*test"a*ble*ness , noun -- In`con*test"a*bly , adverb
Incontested adjective Not contested. Addison.
Incontiguous adjective [ Latin
incontiguus that can not be touched. See
In- not, and
Contiguous .]
Not contiguous; not adjoining or in contact; separate. Boyle. --
In`con*tig"u*ous*ly ,
adverb
Incontinence, Incontinency noun [ Latin
incontinentia : confer French
incontinence .]
1. Incapacity to hold; hence, incapacity to hold back or restrain; the quality or state of being incontinent; want of continence; failure to restrain the passions or appetites; indulgence of lust; lewdness. That Satan tempt you not for your incontinency .
1 Cor. vii. 5. From the rash hand of bold incontinence .
Milton. 2. (Medicine) The inability of any of the animal organs to restrain the natural evacuations, so that the discharges are involuntary; as, incontinence of urine.