incomparable

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ɪnˈkɑmpərəbəl/ UK /ɪnˈkɒmpərəbəl/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adj
so excellent or unique as to have no equal

The view from the summit was of incomparable beauty.

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Synonyms

1 adj · so excellent or unique as... unparalleled matchless peerless unrivaled unequaled supreme

Opposites

comparable ordinary mediocre average

Word family

Derived forms incomparablyincomparableness

Related forms comparable compare comparison

Etymology

From Latin incomparabilis, from in- ('not') + comparabilis ('comparable'), from comparare ('to compare'), from com- ('together') + par ('equal').

incomparabilis Latin par Latin

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Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# incomparable

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

## Meanings
1. so excellent or unique as to have no equal

## Examples
- The view from the summit was of incomparable beauty.

## Synonyms
- unparalleled
- matchless
- peerless
- unrivaled
- unequaled
- supreme

## Antonyms
- comparable
- ordinary
- mediocre
- average

## Derived Forms
- incomparably
- incomparableness

## Related Forms
- comparable
- compare
- comparison

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: incomparabilis
- Root: par

## Etymology
From Latin incomparabilis, from in- ('not') + comparabilis ('comparable'), from comparare ('to compare'), from com- ('together') + par ('equal').

## AI Etymology
Incomparable comes from Latin incomparabilis, from in- ('not') + comparabilis ('comparable'), from comparare ('to compare'), from com- ('together') + par ('equal'). The historical trail runs through Latin incomparabilis and Latin par. Morphologically, the surface form is analyzable into prefixes, suffixes, compounds, or participial endings that carry part of the history. In modern use it means so excellent or unique as to have no equal. Derived formations include incomparably, incomparableness; related forms include comparable, compare, comparison.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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