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An American Dictionary of the English Language

by Noah Webster

Revised and enlarged (Goodrich & Porter)

Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865

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  1. Ĭn′/com-bŭs′ti-bĭl′i-ty, n.p. 674The quality of being incombustible. Ray.
  2. In′/com-bū′sti·ble, a.p. 674Not combustible; not capable of being burned, decomposed, or consumed by fire; as, asbestos is an incombustible substance.
  3. Ĭn′/com-būs′ti-ble-ness, n.p. 674Incombustibility.
  4. Ĭn/kŏm-bŭs'ti-bly, adv.p. 674So as to resist combustion.
  5. Ĭn'cōme, n.p. 674The act of coming in; entrance; admittance; ingress. [Obs.] At mine income I louted low. Drant. 2. That which is caused to enter; infusion; inspiration; influence; hence, courage or zeal imparted as…
  6. Ĭn'cōm-er, n.p. 674One who comes in or succeeds another, as a tenant of land, houses, &c. [Eng.]
  7. In·cōm·ing, a.p. 674Coming in; accruing. “A full incoming profit on the product of his labor.” Burke. 2. Coming in as occupant or possessor; as, an incoming tenant.
  8. In'côm-ing, n.p. 674Income; gain. [Rare.] Many incomings are subject to great fluctuations. Tooke.
  9. In-cŏm'i-ty, n.p. 674Want of comity; incivility. [Rare.]
  10. In com-men'damp. 674By favor; as, to hold a vacant living in commendam, is to hold it by favor of the crown, till a proper pastor is provided. [Eng.] Blackstone. In Louisiana, this term is applied to a kind of limited…
  11. In·com·mēn′su·ra·bĭl′i·ty, n.p. 674The quality or state of being incommensurable.
  12. In′com-mĕn'su-ra-ble, a.p. 675Not commensurable; having no common measure or standard of comparison; as, quantities are incommensurable when no third quantity can be found that is an aliquot part of both.
  13. Ĭn′/com·mĕn′·su-ra-ble, n.p. 675One of two or more quantities which have no common measure.
  14. In'com-mēn'su-ra-ble-ness, n.p. 675The quality or state of being incommensurable.
  15. Ĭn′/com-mĕn′su-ra-bly, adv.p. 675In an incommensurable manner.
  16. Ĭn'com-mĕn'su-rate, a.p. 675Not commensurate; not admitting of a common measure. More. 2. Not of equal measure or extent; not adequate; as, our means are incommensurate to our wants. Syn.—Unequal; inadequate; insufficient.
  17. Ĭn′/com-mēn′/su-rate-ly, adv.p. 675Not in equal or due measure or proportion. Cheyne.
  18. Ĭn′com-mĕn′su-rate-ness, n.p. 675The quality of being incommensurate.
  19. Ĭnʹcom-mĭsʹcĭ-ble, a.p. 675Not commiscible; incapable of being commixed.
  20. Ĭn′/com-mĭxt′/ūre, n.p. 675A state of being unmixed. [Obs.]
  21. In-cŏm'mo-dāte, v. t.p. 675To incommode. [Obs.] Browne.
  22. In-còm'mo-dā'tion, n.p. 675State of being incommodated. [Obs.]
  23. In'com-mōde', v. t.p. 675To give inconvenience to; to give trouble to; to disturb or molest; to worry; to put out; as, we are incommoded by want of room; visits of strangers, at unseasonable hours, incommode a family.…
  24. Ĭn'com-mōde'ment, n.p. 675The condition of being incommoded; inconvenience. [Obs.] Cheyne.
  25. Ĭn'com-mō'di-ous, a.p. 675Tending to incommode; incommoding; not affording ease or advantage; unsuitable; giving trouble; inconvenient; annoying; as, an incommodious seat, arrangement, and the like. Ray.
  26. Ĭn′/com-mō′/di-ous-ly, adv.p. 675In an incommodious manner; inconveniently; unsuitably.
  27. Ĭn′/kŏm-mō′di-oŭs-ness, n.p. 675The quality of being incommodious; inconvenience; unsuitableness.
  28. Ĭn′/com-mŏd′i-ty, n.p. 675Inconvenience; trouble. [Obs.] “A great incommodity to the body.” Bp. Taylor.
  29. Ĭn·com-mū·ni·ca-bil'i-ty, n.p. 675The quality of being incommunicable, or incapable of being imparted to another.
  30. Ĭn'com-mū'ni-ca-ble, a.p. 675Not communicable; incapable of being communicated, told, or imparted to others. Health and understanding are incommunicable. Southey.
  31. Ĭn′/eom-mū′ni·ea-ble-ness, n.p. 675The quality of being incommunicable; incommunicability.
  32. Ĭn′/com-mū′ni-ca-bly, adv.p. 675In a manner not to be imparted or communicated. Hakewill.
  33. Ĭn’/com-mū’nĭ-cā’ted, a.p. 675Not imparted or communicated. [Obs.]
  34. In'com-mū'ni-cā'ting, a.p. 675Having no communion or intercourse with each other; as, an administration in incommunicating hands. [Obs.] Hale.
  35. In’com-mū/ni·ca-tive, a.p. 675Not communicative; not free or apt to impart to others in conversation. 2. Not disposed to hold communion, fellowship, or intercourse with. “The Chinese . . . an incommunicative nation.” Buchanan.
  36. Ĭn'com-mū'ni-ca-tĭve-ly, adv.p. 675Not communicatively.
  37. Ĭn'com-mū'ta-bĭl'i-ty, n.p. 675The quality of being incommutable.
  38. Ĭn′/kŏm-mūt′/a-ble, a.p. 675Not commutable; not capable of being exchanged with another.
  39. Ĭn'com-mūt'a-ble-ness, n.p. 675The quality of being incommutable; incommutability.
  40. Ĭn'com-mūt'a-bly, adv.p. 675Without reciprocal change.
  41. Ĭn'com-păct' or Ĭn'com-păct'ed, a.p. 675Not compact; not having the parts firmly united; not solid. Boyle.
  42. In-cŏm'pa-ra-ble, a.p. 675Not comparable; admitting of no comparison with others; unapproachably eminent; without a peer or equal; matchless; peerless; transcendent. “A merchant of incomparable wealth.” Shak. A new hypothesis…
  43. In-côm'pa-ra-ble-ness, n.p. 675The quality of being incomparable; excellence beyond comparison.
  44. In-cōm'pa-ra-bly, adv.p. 675In an incomparable manner; beyond comparison; without competition; as, Newton was incomparably the greatest philosopher the English nation had produced.
  45. Ĭn'com-pāred', a.p. 675Peerless; incomparable. [Obs.] Spencer.
  46. In/com-păs'sion, n.p. 675Want of compassion. [Obs.]
  47. In/com-păs'sion-ate, a.p. 675Not compassionate; void of compassion or pity; destitute of tenderness; remorseless. Johnson.
  48. Ĭn/com-păs'sion-ate-ly, adv.p. 675Without pity or tenderness.
  49. Ĭn/com-păs′/sĭon-ate-ness, n.p. 675Want of pity; remorselessness. Granger.
  50. Ĭn′/com-păt′/i-bĭl′/i-ty, n.p. 675The quality of being incompatible; inconsistency; irreconcilableness.
  51. Ĭn/com·păt'i·ble, a.p. 675[Prefix in, not, and compatible; Fr. & Sp. incompatible, It. incompatibile. It was formerly sometimes written incompatible. 1. Not compatible; so opposed as to be incapable of co-existence, or…
  52. Ĭn′com-păt′i-ble-ness, n.p. 675The state or quality of being incompatible; incompatibility.
  53. Ĭn′/com-păt′i-bles, n. pl.p. 675Things which can not co-exist; especially (Chem.), substances which can not be united in solution without decomposition or chemical change.
  54. Ĭn/com-păt'i-bly, adv.p. 675In an incompatible manner; inconsistently; incongruously.
  55. Ĭn/com-pĕn'sa-ble, a.p. 675Not compensable; unable to be recompensed.
  56. In-cŏm′pe-tençe or In-cŏm′pe-ten-çy, n.p. 675The quality of being incompetent; want of competence; want of sufficient power, either physical, intellectual, or moral; insufficiency; inadequacy; as, the incompetency of a child for hard labor, or…
  57. In-cŏm'pe-tent, a.p. 675Not competent; wanting in adequate strength, power, capacity, means, qualifications, or the like; incapable; unable; inadequate. “False and incompetent pretexts.” Bacon. “Incompetent to perform the…
  58. In-cōm'pe-tent-ly, adv.p. 675In an incompetent manner; inadequately; not suitably.
  59. Inʹcom-plēteʹ, a.p. 675Not complete; not filled up or finished; unfinished; imperfect; defective. 2. (Bot.) Lacking calyx or corolla, or both;—said of a flower.
  60. Incomplete equationp. 675an equation some of whose terms are wanting: or one in which the co-efficient of some one or more of the powers of the unknown quantity is equal to 0.