in|com´pa|ra|ble|ness

in|com´pa|ra|ble|ness
in|com|pa|ra|ble «ihn KOM puhr uh buhl, -pruh-», adjective, noun.
–adj.
1. without an equal; matchless: »

Helen of roy had incomparable beauty.

SYNONYM(S): peerless, unequaled, transcendent.
2. not able to be compared; unsuitable for comparison.
–n.
an incomparable or matchless person or thing: »

No one has a calculus with which to compare such incomparables (New Scientist).

–in|com´pa|ra|ble|ness, noun.
–in|com´pa|ra|bly, adverb.
Usage The pronunciation «IHN kuhm PAIR uh buhl», stressed on the analogy of compare, is not standard.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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