incurability
1
8.7
- noun
- /ɪnˌkjʊrəˈbɪləti/
- The incurability of her stubbornness made negotiations difficult for everyone involved.
Examples
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Some admire the incurability of his cheerful outlook, even in challenging times.
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Many believe in the incurability of certain personality traits.
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Despite his many failures, the incurability of his optimism inspired those around him.
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The doctor mentioned the incurability of the disease.
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The incurability of his negative habits made it hard for friends to help him change.
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Many people worry about the incurability of their bad habits as they try to improve themselves.
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Her friends often discussed the incurability of his pessimistic outlook, which never seemed to waver.
Synonyms
1
8.5
A state of not changing over time
1
9.9
The state of being impossible to change or take back
1
9.9
Something that cannot be stopped or changed
1
9.5
Hard to calm or please and not likely to change
1
9.4
A situation people cannot end or break, often for agreements like marriage vows
1
8.6
A state of staying the same over time without becoming different
1
9.9
The quality of not stopping no matter what happens
1
7.4
The quality of not changing over time
A state of not changing over time
A state in which something like a rule cannot change
How Changeable
- Specialized
2
7.4
7
7.0
20
3.6
1
9.8
1
8.7
Surface Forms
Morphology
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.