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incurability

incurability

8.7
A quality of a person who cannot change their character or habits
  • noun
  • /ɪnˌkjʊrəˈbɪləti/
translation icon : incurabilidad
  • The incurability of her stubbornness made negotiations difficult for everyone involved.

Examples

  • Some admire the incurability of his cheerful outlook, even in challenging times.

  • Many believe in the incurability of certain personality traits.

  • Despite his many failures, the incurability of his optimism inspired those around him.

  • The doctor mentioned the incurability of the disease.

  • The incurability of his negative habits made it hard for friends to help him change.

  • Many people worry about the incurability of their bad habits as they try to improve themselves.

  • Her friends often discussed the incurability of his pessimistic outlook, which never seemed to waver.

Synonyms

immutability
vsincurability
1 8.5

A state of not changing over time

applies especially to personal character, disposition, or habits rather than general changes
irrevocability
vsincurability
1 9.9

The state of being impossible to change or take back

is about fixed character or habits rather than final legal or formal decisions
inexorability
vsincurability
  • Formal
1 9.9

Something that cannot be stopped or changed

is used for stubborn personal traits rather than general unstoppable events or forces
immutableness
vsincurability
9.9

A state of not changing over time

is used for personal character or habits rather than all contexts
unalterability
vsincurability
9.6

A state in which something like a rule cannot change

is focused on character and behaviour rather than general permanence
implacability
vsincurability
  • Formal
9.5

Hard to calm or please and not likely to change

is about unchangeable traits without stressing harshness or relentlessness
unchangeability
vsincurability
7.4

The quality of not changing over time

is used mainly for character and habits rather than only tendency
unchangeableness
vsincurability
8.6

A state of staying the same over time without becoming different

is about personal dispositions and habits rather than general lasting stability
indissolubility
vsincurability
  • Formal
9.4

A situation people cannot end or break, often for agreements like marriage vows

applies primarily to personal character or habits rather than legal or formal bonds
inexorableness
vsincurability
  • Formal
9.9

The quality of not stopping no matter what happens

is about fixed personal disposition, not only unstoppable outside forces or events

How Changeable

malleability
  • Specialized
2 7.4
rigidity
7 7.0
stubbornness
21 3.6
incurability
8.7

Surface Forms

incurability singular

Morphology

incurability = incurable (semi-transparent) = in + cure + able + ity

Form is regular, but the use 'incurable' for unchangeable character or habits is a figurative extension, making derivation from 'cure' less literal for learners.

Etymology

Incurability comes from the parts in- 'not' and cure 'to care for' or 'to heal', the same root you see in the word cure. Because 'cure' can mean 'to fix' a habit or a trait, incurability can also mean a part of someone that cannot be changed.