inconceivability
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- noun
- /ˌɪnkənˈsiːvəˌbɪlɪti/
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inconcebibilidad
- Many people struggle with the inconceivability of life on other planets.
Examples
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Both before and after the publication of Trouillot's book, numerous scholars, including C.L.R. James, Mimi Sheller, Sibylle Fischer, and others, have addressed the inconceivability of black freedom in the white imagination during the 19th century.
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Every theory of the origin of the universe drives us to inconceivabilities.
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The inconceivability of such advanced technology in the early 20th century amazed scientists.
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The inconceivability of a world without hunger motivates many activists.
Synonyms
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A feeling of not being able to understand something
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A state where something is very hard to understand
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A quality that you cannot understand or know the reasons for
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A quality that makes facts and events impossible to find out or fully understand
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Something that is very hard to understand
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A state when something cannot be explained or understood
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A feeling of not believing something because it seems unlikely
Being impossible to imagine or understand
A situation that is too hard to imagine or accept
You cannot easily understand or picture it in your mind
A quality that makes people doubt something because it seems untrue
The quality of being impossible to accept as true
Antonyms
How Conceivable
Surface Forms
Morphology
inconceivability = inconceivable (transparent) = in + conceive + able + ity
This is a standard noun formation from the adjective 'inconceivable' meaning the state or quality of being inconceivable.
Etymology
Inconceivability is built from in- ('not'), conceive ('form an idea' or 'imagine', as when you conceive a plan), and -ability ('the quality of being'). So inconceivability means the 'quality of not being able to imagine' something, which is why we use it for things that seem impossible to believe.