incalculable

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US /ɪnˈkælkjələbəl/ UK /ɪnˈkælkjələbəl/ See IPA manual

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too great or uncertain to be reckoned or measured

The flood caused incalculable damage to the old town.

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Synonyms

1 adj · too great or uncertain to... immeasurable countless innumerable inestimable untold boundless

Opposites

calculable measurablecountablefinite

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Derived forms incalculablyincalculability

Related forms calculate calculable calculation

Etymology

From in- ('not') + calculable, from calculate, from Latin calculatus, past participle of calculare ('to reckon'), from calculus ('pebble used in counting'), diminutive of calx ('limestone, pebble').

calculare Latin calculus Latin

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# incalculable

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** ɪnˈkælkjələbəl
**IPA (UK):** ɪnˈkælkjələbəl

## Meanings
1. too great or uncertain to be reckoned or measured

## Examples
- The flood caused incalculable damage to the old town.

## Synonyms
- immeasurable
- countless
- innumerable
- inestimable
- untold
- boundless

## Antonyms
- calculable
- measurable
- countable
- finite

## Derived Forms
- incalculably
- incalculability

## Related Forms
- calculate
- calculable
- calculation

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: calculare
- Root: calculus

## Etymology
From in- ('not') + calculable, from calculate, from Latin calculatus, past participle of calculare ('to reckon'), from calculus ('pebble used in counting'), diminutive of calx ('limestone, pebble').

## AI Etymology
incalculable comes from in- ('not') + calculable, from calculate, from Latin calculatus, past participle of calculare ('to reckon'), from calculus ('pebble used in counting'), diminutive of calx ('limestone, pebble'). Morphologically, the prefixed shape matters: the initial element belongs to the recorded formation and helps explain the modern form's surface analysis. In present English, the adjective sense is "too great or uncertain to be reckoned or measured", so the historical development ends in a clearly identifiable modern dictionary use. The same base also appears in related forms such as calculate, calculable, and calculation, and in derivatives such as incalculably and incalculability. Its semantic neighborhood includes immeasurable, countless, innumerable, and inestimable, which helps locate the modern sense without adding a separate etymological claim. The named historical forms include Latin calculare and Latin calculus.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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