incomparable

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English incomparable, from Middle French incomparable, from Old French [Term?], from Latin incomparābilis. By surface analysis, in- +‎ comparable. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɪŋˈkɒmp(ə)rəbəl/, /ɪŋkəmˈpærəbəl/ (General American) IPA(key): /ɪŋˈkɑmp(ə)ɹəbəl/, /ɪŋkəmˈpɛɹəbəl/ === Adjective === incomparable (comparative more incomparable, superlative most incomparable) (literally, not comparable) Not comparable. Synonyms: noncomparable, uncomparable Antonym: comparable (figuratively, comparable) So much better than another as to be beyond comparison. Synonyms: matchless, unsurpassed ==== Usage notes ==== Despite its apparently absolute meaning, incomparable is often used as if there were degrees of incomparability, occurring with adverbs such as so and very or the determiner most. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== priceless === Noun === incomparable (plural incomparables) Something beyond compare; a thing with which there is no comparison. === Further reading === “incomparable”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. “incomparable”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present. “incomparable”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2016, →ISBN. “incomparable”, in Collins English Dictionary, 2011–present. “incomparable, uncomparable, noncomparable”, in Google Books Ngram Viewer. == Catalan == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin incomparābilis. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central) [iŋ.kum.pəˈɾab.blə] IPA(key): (Balearic) [iŋ.kom.pəˈɾab.blə] IPA(key): (Valencia) [iŋ.kom.paˈɾa.ble] === Adjective === incomparable m or f (masculine and feminine plural incomparables) uncomparable, incomparable Antonym: comparable ==== Derived terms ==== incomparablement === Further reading === “incomparable”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 “incomparable”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “incomparable” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. “incomparable” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962. == French == === Etymology === From Latin incomparābilis. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɛ̃.kɔ̃.pa.ʁabl/ === Adjective === incomparable (plural incomparables) incomparable; uncomparable Antonym: comparable ==== Derived terms ==== incomparablement === Further reading === “incomparable”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Occitan == === Etymology === From Latin incomparābilis. === Adjective === incomparable m (feminine singular incomparabla, masculine plural incomparables, feminine plural incomparablas) uncomparable, incomparable Antonym: comparable === Further reading === Joan de Cantalausa (2006), Diccionari general occitan a partir dels parlars lengadocians‎[1], 2nd edition, →ISBN, page 560 Diccionari General de la Lenga Occitana‎[2], L’Academia occitana – Consistòri del Gai Saber, 2008-2025, page 338 == Spanish == === Etymology === From Latin incomparābilis. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /inkompaˈɾable/ [ĩŋ.kõm.paˈɾa.β̞le] Rhymes: -able Syllabification: in‧com‧pa‧ra‧ble === Adjective === incomparable m or f (masculine and feminine plural incomparables) uncomparable Antonym: comparable ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “incomparable”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025