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inconcevable

inconceivable

adjective an-kohn-suh-VABL Rare

Also means

unthinkable

Usage Note

Inconcevable is invariable in gender (same form for masculine and feminine). It is stronger than inimaginable and carries a note of moral or intellectual impossibility. The base verb concevoir (to conceive, to grasp mentally) makes the word compositionally transparent.

Examples

"Un tel gaspillage est inconcevable."

Natural Translation

Such waste is inconceivable.

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