Meaning of INCONCEIVABLE
| Pronunciation: | | `inkun'seevubul
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| | Definition: | | [adj] totally unlikely |
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| | Synonyms: | | impossible, out of the question, unimaginable, unthinkable |
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| | Definition: | | Inconceivable
Anyone who has faced infertility will relate to Julia`s desperate measures: acupuncture, unidentifiable black-and-white pellets, herb soup, foul-smelling dried fruit, even making love on red sheets. Five reproductive endocrinologists told her that there was no documented case of anyone in her hormonal condition getting pregnant, forcing her to finally embark on her own intuitive regimen....Unlike the many infertility books that take a clinical how to approach, INCONCEIVABLE simply professes the wisdom of giving expert status back to the patient. Julia`s self-discovery, and her ability to see her body as an ally once again, yield a beautiful message about the importance of honoring the body`s innate powers, and the power of life itself. more details ... |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \In`con*ceiv"a*ble\, a. [Pref. in- not +
conceivable: cf. F. inconcevable.]
Not conceivable; incapable of being conceived by the mind;
not explicable by the human intellect, or by any known
principles or agencies; incomprehensible; as, it is
inconceivable to us how the will acts in producing muscular
motion.
It is inconceivable to me that a spiritual substance
should represent an extended figure. --Locke.
-- {In`con*ceiv"a*ble*ness}, n. -- {In`con*ceiv"a*bly}, adv.
The inconceivableness of a quality existing without any
subject to possess it. --A. Tucker.
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