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- Dictionaryincalculable/ɪnˈkalkjʊləbl/
adjective
- 1. too great to be calculated or estimated: "an archive of incalculable value"
- 2. not able to be calculated or estimated: "the odds against such an event are incalculable"
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INCALCULABLE definition: 1. extremely large and therefore unable to be measured: 2. extremely large and therefore unable to…. Learn more.
Incalculable definition: very numerous or great.. See examples of INCALCULABLE used in a sentence.
The meaning of INCALCULABLE is not capable of being calculated. How to use incalculable in a sentence.
adjective. us / ɪnˈkæl.kjə.lə.b ə l / uk / ɪnˈkæl.kjə.lə.b ə l / Add to word list. extremely large and therefore unable to be measured: The ecological consequences of a nuclear war are incalculable. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Large in number or quantity. a hundred/thousand/million and one idiom. above and beyond something idiom.
Definition of incalculable adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Something that can't be counted — because it's too big, or it just can't be pinned down that way — is incalculable. A kindergarten class's excitement on Halloween is incalculable.
Something that is incalculable cannot be calculated or estimated because it is so great. He warned that the effects of any war would be incalculable. This has done incalculable damage to his reputation.
adj. 1. a. Impossible to calculate: an incalculable number of ants. b. Too great to be calculated or reckoned: incalculable suffering. 2. Impossible to foresee; unpredictable: "The motions of her mind were as incalculable as the flit of a bird" (Edith Wharton). in·cal′cu·la·bil′i·ty n. in·cal′cu·la·bly adv.
How to use . incalculable in a sentenceThe role football played in giving a center to black society in the South after World War II is almost incalculable.
Examples from the Corpus incalculable • The emotions unleashed as the Wall is dismantled are incalculable. • The inflow of foreign money was incalculable. • The loss to posterity is incalculable. • The ash from the volcano has caused incalculable damage to crops.
