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incurableness

incurableness

9.9
The state of an illness that cannot be cured
  • noun
  • /ɪnˈkjʊrəbəl.nəs/
  • Specialized
translation icon : incurabilidad
  • The incurableness of the disease made treatment options very limited for the patient.

Examples

  • They struggled to accept the incurableness of his illness despite all hopes for recovery.

  • Her research focused on the incurableness of certain rare conditions in pediatric medicine.

  • The incurableness of her illness shocked her family.

  • Is there any hope for incurableness in this case?

  • The incurableness of the disease limited the options available for effective treatment.

  • She finally understood the incurableness of his condition, which changed how they approached care.

  • The doctors discussed the incurableness of certain health issues during the conference.

Synonyms

incurability
vsincurableness
  • Specialized
8.8

A state in which a disease cannot be cured

is the same meaning but appears as a different word form

Antonyms

curableness
  • Specialized
8.6

The chance a disease or condition can be healed

How Curable

curability
  • Specialized
1 6.3
treatability
  • Specialized
6.0
refractory
  • Specialized
1 8.9
incurableness
  • Specialized
9.9

Surface Forms

incurableness singular
incurablenesses plural

Morphology

incurableness = incurable (transparent) = in + cure + able + ness

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

Etymology

Incurableness begins with in- meaning 'not' and the main part curable comes from a word that meant 'to care for' or 'heal', like the simple English words cure and care. So incurableness is the state of 'not able to be cured' or 'impossible to heal'.