incurable

== English == === Etymology === From Old French incurable, from Late Latin incurabilis. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌɪnˈkjʊəɹəbl/ (US) IPA(key): /ˌɪnˈkjʊɹəbl/ === Adjective === incurable (not comparable) Of an illness, condition, etc, that is unable to be cured; healless. (figuratively) Irremediable, incorrigible. ==== Synonyms ==== uncurable ==== Antonyms ==== curable ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== incurability terminal ==== Translations ==== === Noun === incurable (plural incurables) One who cannot be cured. === Anagrams === binuclear == Catalan == === Etymology === From Late Latin incurābilis. First attested in 1460. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern, Balearic, Central) [iŋ.kuˈɾab.blə] IPA(key): (Valencia) [iŋ.kuˈɾa.ble] IPA(key): (Northwestern) [iŋ.kuˈɾab.ble] Hyphenation: in‧cu‧ra‧ble === Adjective === incurable m or f (masculine and feminine plural incurables) incurable Synonym: inguarible Antonyms: curable, guarible ==== Related terms ==== === References === === Further reading === “incurable”, 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 “incurable” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “incurable”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan) == French == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Late Latin incūrābilis. By surface analysis, in- +‎ curable. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɛ̃.ky.ʁabl/ === Adjective === incurable (plural incurables) incurable Synonym: inguérissable Antonyms: curable, guérissable, soignable Near-synonym: inopérable ==== Derived terms ==== incurablement === Further reading === “incurable”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Middle French == === Adjective === incurable m or f (plural incurables) incurable == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Late Latin incūrābilis. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /inkuˈɾable/ [ĩŋ.kuˈɾa.β̞le] Rhymes: -able Syllabification: in‧cu‧ra‧ble === Adjective === incurable m or f (masculine and feminine plural incurables) incurable Antonym: curable ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “incurable”, 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