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Webster 1913 Edition


Incalculable

In-cal′cu-la-ble

,
Adj.
[Pref.
in-
not +
calculable
: cf. F.
incalculable
.]
Not capable of being calculated; beyond calculation; very great;
as, his action did
incalculable
harm
.
In-cal′cu-la-ble-ness
,
Noun.
In-cal′cu-la-bly
,
adv.

Webster 1828 Edition


Incalculable

INCAL'CULABLE

,
Adj.
That cannot be calculated; beyond calculation.

Definition 2024


incalculable

incalculable

English

Adjective

incalculable (comparative more incalculable, superlative most incalculable)

  1. (not comparable) Very great or numerous.
    The loss the National Library suffered from the fire is incalculable.
  2. (not comparable, mathematics) Impossible to calculate.
  3. (comparable) Of a person's mood or character, etc.: Impossible to predict.
    He is incalculable when he's drunk. He can turn from an amiable person into a violent horror in a moment.

Related terms

Synonyms

  • (very great or numerous): huge
  • (of a person's mood or character, impossible to predict): capricious, fickle

Antonyms

  • (very great or numerous): tiny
  • (impossible to calculate): calculable

Translations


French

Pronunciation

Adjective

incalculable m, f (plural incalculables)

  1. incalculable

Spanish

Adjective

incalculable m, f (plural incalculables)

  1. incalculable