INCOMMUNICABLE

Etymology

Adjective

incommunicable (comparative more incommunicable, superlative most incommunicable)

(of a disease etc) That cannot be communicated or transmitted

(of a person) Who does not communicate freely; uncommunicative or reserved

Antonyms

• communicable

Source: Wiktionary


In`com*mu"ni*ca*ble, a. Etym: [L. incommunicabilis: cf. F. incommunicable. See In- not, and Communicable.]

Definition: Not communicable; incapable of being communicated, shared, told, or imparted, to others. Health and understanding are incommunicable. Southey. Those incommunicable relations of the divine love. South.

– In`com*mu"ni*ca*ble*ness, n.

– In`com*mu"ni*ca*bly, adv.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Coffee Trivia

Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.

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