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incomparability

incomparability

8.5
A situation when things cannot be compared because they are very different
  • noun
  • /ˌɪnkəmˈpærəˌbɪlɪti/
translation icon : incomensurabilidad
  • The committee struggled with the incomparability of the competing proposals.

Examples

  • Some works of art have a unique incomparability that challenges critics and historians.

  • There is an incomparability between the two artworks.

  • The incomparability of the two artists makes it difficult to judge who is better.

  • The incomparability of her talent is evident in every performance.

  • The incomparability of their achievements illustrates how they have changed the industry forever.

  • In discussions about technology, the incomparability of these devices leads to debates about their value.

  • Her writing style is marked by an incomparability that makes it stand out among her peers.

Synonyms

incommensurability
vsincomparability
  • Formal
9.9

Two ideas or systems that cannot be fairly compared by the same standard

means the same but uses a different derived noun form

Antonyms

comparability
1 5.8

How similar two or more things are so you can look at them together

How Comparable

equivalence
18 6.2
similarity
157 2.7
to mismatch
13 4.2
incomparability
8.5

Surface Forms

incomparability singular
incomparabilities plural

Morphology

incomparability = incomparable (transparent) = in + compare + able + ity

This is a regular noun formation from the adjective 'incomparable' meaning the state or quality of being incomparable.

Etymology

Incomparability is made of in- 'not' and compare 'to look at two things together', so it literally means 'not able to be compared'. A helpful way to remember this sense is to think of two very different things you cannot judge with the same measure, because their 'incomparability' is that they cannot be fairly compared.