incomparable

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ɪnˈkɒmpərəbəl/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/ɪnˈkɑmpərəbəl, -prəbəl/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(in kompər ə bəl, -prə bəl)



WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
in•com•pa•ra•ble /ɪnˈkɑmpərəbəl, -prəbəl/USA pronunciation   adj. 
  1. fine beyond comparison:incomparable beauty.
  2. not fit for comparison:The two jobs are really incomparable.
See -par-.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
in•com•pa•ra•ble  (in kompər ə bəl, -prə bəl),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. beyond comparison;
    matchless or unequaled:incomparable beauty.
  2. not comparable;
    incapable of being compared to each other, as two unlike objects or qualities, or to one or more others.
  • Latin incomparābilis. See in-3, comparable
  • late Middle English 1375–1425
in•com′pa•ra•bili•ty, in•compa•ra•ble•ness, n. 
in•compa•ra•bly, adv. 
    • 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged peerless, unrivaled, inimitable.
    • 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged ordinary, mediocre.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
incomparable / ɪnˈkɒmpərəbəl -prəbəl/
  1. beyond or above comparison; matchless; unequalled
  2. lacking a basis for comparison; not having qualities or features that can be compared
inˌcomparaˈbility, inˈcomparablenessinˈcomparably
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