incurable B2 Topic:People & Society US /ˌɪnˈkjʊɹəbl/ UK /ˌɪnˈkjʊəɹəbl/ See IPA manual Freq #18473 Meanings 1 adj Not able to be cured. Sadly, the doctors told her the disease was incurable. 2 adj Unlikely ever to change in attitude or habit. He is an incurable optimist who always expects the best. 3 noun A person whose illness cannot be cured. The hospital had a special ward for incurables. Thesaurus Synonyms uncurable ↔ Opposites curable Word family Forms incurablesincurably Derived forms incurablenessincurablyradioincurable Related forms incurabilityterminal Etymology AI details From Old French incurable, from Late Latin incurabilis. incurable Old French incurabilis la-lat View etymology graph -> Topics People & Society External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # incurable **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** adj, noun **IPA (US):** /ˌɪnˈkjʊɹəbl/ **IPA (UK):** /ˌɪnˈkjʊəɹəbl/ **Frequency rank:** 18473 ## Meanings 1. Not able to be cured. 2. Unlikely ever to change in attitude or habit. 3. A person whose illness cannot be cured. ## Examples - Sadly, the doctors told her the disease was incurable. - He is an incurable optimist who always expects the best. - The hospital had a special ward for incurables. ## Synonyms - uncurable ## Antonyms - curable ## Derived Forms - incurableness - incurably - radioincurable ## Related Forms - incurability - terminal ## Roots and Affixes - Root: incurable - Root: incurabilis ## Etymology From Old French incurable, from Late Latin incurabilis. ## AI Etymology Incurable comes from Old French incurable, from Late Latin incurabilis. ## Topics - People & Society markdown