Webster's Unabridged Dictionary - Letter I - Page 27

Inconsequentness (n.) Inconsequence.

Inconsiderable (a.) Not considerable; unworthy of consideration or notice; unimportant; small; trivial; as, an inconsiderable distance; an inconsiderable quantity, degree, value, or sum. "The baser scum and inconsiderable dregs of Rome." -- Stepney. -- In`con*sid"er*a*ble*ness, n. -- In`con*sid"er*a*bly, adv.

Inconsiderable (a.) Too small or unimportant to merit attention; "passed his life in an inconsiderable village"; "their duties were inconsiderable"; "had no inconsiderable influence" [ant: considerable].

Inconsideracy (n.) Inconsiderateness; thoughtlessness. [Obs.] -- Chesterfield.

Inconsiderate (a.) 不顧別人的;未慎重考慮的 Not considerate; not attentive to safety or to propriety; not regarding the rights or feelings of others; hasty; careless; thoughtless; heedless; as, the young are generally inconsiderate; inconsiderate conduct.

It is a very unhappy token of our corruption, that there should be any so inconsiderate among us as to sacrifice morality to politics. -- Addison.

Inconsiderate (a.) Inconsiderable. [Obs.] -- E. Terry.

Syn: Thoughtless; inattentive; inadvertent; heedless; negligent; improvident; careless; imprudent; indiscreet; incautious; injudicious; rash; hasty.

Inconsiderate (a.) Lacking regard for the rights or feelings of others; "shockingly inconsiderate behavior" [ant: considerate].

Inconsiderate (a.) Without proper consideration or reflection; "slovenly inconsiderate reasoning"; "unconsidered words"; "prejudice is the holding of unconsidered opinions" [syn: inconsiderate,

unconsidered].

Inconsiderately (adv.) 不經考慮地 In an inconsiderate manner.

Inconsiderately (adv.) Without consideration; in an inconsiderate manner; "inconsiderately, he asked to be invited for dinner" [ant: considerately].

Inconsiderateness (n.) 無謀 The quality or state of being inconsiderate. -- Tillotson.

Inconsiderateness (n.) The quality of failing to be considerate of others [syn: inconsideration, inconsiderateness, thoughtlessness] [ant: considerateness, consideration, thoughtfulness].

Inconsideration (n.) Lack of due consideration; inattention to consequences; inconsiderateness.

Blindness of mind, inconsideration, precipitation. -- Jer. Taylor.

Not gross, willful, deliberate, crimes; but rather the effects of inconsideration. -- Sharp.

Inconsideration (n.) The quality of failing to be considerate of others [syn: inconsideration, inconsiderateness, thoughtlessness] [ant: considerateness, consideration, thoughtfulness].

Compare: Thoughtlessness

Thoughtlessness (n.) 欠考慮,輕率;不體貼,不親切 The quality of failing to be considerate of others [syn: inconsideration, inconsiderateness, thoughtlessness] [ant: considerateness, consideration, thoughtfulness].

Thoughtlessness (n.) The trait of not thinking carefully before acting [syn: unthoughtfulness, thoughtlessness] [ant: thoughtfulness].

Inconsistence (n.) Inconsistency.

Inconsistencies (n. pl. ) of Inconsistency.

Inconsistency (n.) The quality or state of being inconsistent; discordance in respect to sentiment or action; such contrariety between two things that both can not exist or be true together; disagreement; incompatibility.

There is a perfect inconsistency between that which is of debt and that which is of free gift. -- South.

Inconsistency (n.) Absurdity in argument ore narration; incoherence or irreconcilability in the parts of a statement, argument, or narration; that which is inconsistent.

If a man would register all his opinions upon love, politics, religion, and learning, what a bundle of

inconsistencies and contradictions would appear at last! -- Swift.

Inconsistency (n.) Lack of stability or uniformity; unsteadiness; changeableness; variableness.

Mutability of temper, and inconsistency with ourselves, is the greatest weakness of human nature. -- Addison.

Inconsistency (n.) The relation between propositions that cannot both be true at the same time [syn: incompatibility, mutual exclusiveness, inconsistency, repugnance].

Inconsistency (n.) The quality of being inconsistent and lacking a harmonious uniformity among things or parts [ant: consistence, consistency].

Inconsistent (a.) 不一致的;不協調的;前後矛盾的[+with];(在原則、行為等方面)易變的,反覆無常的 Not consistent; showing inconsistency; irreconcilable; contradictory, or having contradictory implications; discordant; at variance, esp. as regards character, sentiment, or action; incompatible; incongruous.

Compositions of this nature . . . show that wisdom and virtue are far from being inconsistent with politeness and good humor. -- Addison.

Inconsistent (a.) Not exhibiting uniformity of sentiment, steadiness to principle, etc.; unequal; fickle; changeable.

Ah, how unjust to nature, and himself, Is thoughtless, thankless, inconsistent man. -- Young.

Syn: Incompatible; incongruous; irreconcilable; discordant; repugnant; contradictory.

Usage: {Inconsistent}, {Incongruous}, {Incompatible}. Things are incongruous when they are not suited to each other, so that their union is unbecoming; inconsistent when they are opposed to each other, so as render it improper or wrong; incompatible when they can not coexist, and it is therefore impossible to unite them. Habitual levity of mind is incongruous with the profession of a clergyman; it is inconsistent with his ordination vows; it is incompatible with his permanent usefulness. Incongruity attaches to the modes and qualities of things; incompatibility attaches to their essential attributes; inconsistency attaches to the actions, sentiments, etc., of men.

Inconsistent (a.) Displaying a lack of consistency; "inconsistent statements cannot both be true at the same time"; "inconsistent with the roadmap" [ant: {consistent}].

Inconsistent (a.) Not capable of being made consistent or harmonious; "inconsistent accounts".

Inconsistent (a.) Not in agreement [syn: {discrepant}, {inconsistent}].

Inconsistently (adv.) 不一致地 In an inconsistent manner.

Inconsistently (adv.) Without showing consistency; "he acted inconsistently when he bought these stocks" [ant: {consistently}, {systematically}].

Inconsistentness (n.) Inconsistency. [R.]

Inconsistentness (n.) [U] The quality of being  inconsistent.

Inconsisting (a.) Inconsistent.

Inconsolable (a.) Not consolable; incapable of being consoled; grieved beyond susceptibility of comfort; disconsolate.

Inconsonance (n.) Alt. of Inconsonancy.

Inconsonancy (n.) Want of consonance or harmony of sound, action, or thought; disagreement.

Inconsonant (a.) Not consonant or agreeing; inconsistent; discordant.

Inconspicuous (a.) Not conspicuous or noticeable; hardly discernible.

Inconstance (n.) Inconstancy.

Inconstancy (n.) The quality or state of being inconstant; want of constancy; mutability; fickleness; variableness.

Inconstant (a.) Not constant; not stable or uniform; subject to change of character, appearance, opinion, inclination, or purpose, etc.; not firm; unsteady; fickle; changeable; variable; -- said of persons or things; as, inconstant in love or friendship.

Inconstantly (adv.) In an inconstant manner.

Incomsumable (a.) Not consumable; incapable of being consumed, wasted, or spent.

Inconsummate (a.) Not consummated; not finished; incomplete.

Inconsumptible (a.) Inconsumable.

Incontaminate (a.) Not contaminated; pure.

Incontentation (n.) Discontent.

Incontestability (n.) The quality or state of being incontestable.

Incontestable (a.) Not contestable; not to be disputed; that cannot be called in question or controverted; incontrovertible; indisputable; as, incontestable evidence, truth, or facts.

Incontested (a.) Not contested.

Incontiguous (a.) Not contiguous; not adjoining or in contact; separate.

Incontinence (n.) Alt. of Incontinency.

Incontinency (n.) Incapacity to hold; hence, incapacity to hold back or restrain; the quality or state of being incontinent; want of continence; failure to restrain the passions or appetites; indulgence of lust; lewdness.

Incontinency (n.) The inability of any of the animal organs to restrain the natural evacuations, so that the discharges are involuntary; as, incontinence of urine.

Incontinent (a.) Not continent; uncontrolled; not restraining the passions or appetites, particularly the sexual appetite; indulging unlawful lust; unchaste; lewd.

Incontinent (a.) Unable to restrain natural evacuations.

Incontinent (n.) One who is unchaste.

Incontinent (adv.) Incontinently; instantly immediately.

Incontinently (adv.) In an incontinent manner; without restraint, or without due restraint; -- used esp. of the passions or appetites.

Incontinently (adv.) Immediately; at once; forthwith.

Incontracted (a.) Uncontracted.

Incontrollable (a.) Not controllable; uncontrollable.

Incontrovertibility (n.) The state or condition of being incontrovertible.

Incontrovertible (a.) Not controvertible; too clear or certain to admit of dispute; indisputable.

Inconvenience (n.) The quality or condition of being inconvenient; want of convenience; unfitness; unsuitableness; inexpediency; awkwardness; as, the inconvenience of the arrangement.

Inconvenience (n.) That which gives trouble, embarrassment, or uneasiness; disadvantage; anything that disturbs quiet, impedes prosperity, or increases the difficulty of action or success; as, one inconvenience of life is poverty.

Inconvenience (v. t.) To put to inconvenience; to incommode; as, to inconvenience a neighbor.

Inconveniency (n.) Inconvenience.

Inconvenient (a.) Not becoming or suitable; unfit; inexpedient.

Inconvenient (a.) Not convenient; giving trouble, uneasiness, or annoyance; hindering progress or success; uncomfortable; disadvantageous; incommodious; inopportune; as, an inconvenient house, garment, arrangement, or time.

Inconveniently (adv.) 不方便地 In an inconvenient manner; incommodiously; unsuitably; unseasonably.

Inconveniently (adv.) In an inconvenient manner; "he arrived at an inconveniently late hour" [ant: {conveniently}, {handily}].

Inconversable (a.) Incommunicative; unsocial; reserved.

Inconversant (a.) Not conversant; not acquainted; not versed; unfamiliar.

Inconverted (a.) Not turned or changed about.

Inconvertibility (n.) The quality or state of being inconvertible; not capable of being exchanged for, or converted into, something else; as, the inconvertibility of an irredeemable currency, or of lead, into gold.

Inconvertible (a.) Not convertible; not capable of being transmuted, changed into, or exchanged for, something else; as, one metal is inconvertible into another; bank notes are sometimes inconvertible into specie.

Inconvertibleness (n.) Inconvertibility.

Inconvertibly (adv.) In an inconvertible manner.

Inconvincible (a.) Not convincible; incapable of being convinced.

Inconvincibly (adv.) In a manner not admitting of being convinced.

Incony (a.) Unlearned; artless; pretty; delicate.

Incoordinate (a.) Not coordinate.

Incoordination (n.) Want of coordination; lack of harmonious adjustment or action.

Incoronate (a.) Crowned.

Incorporal (a.) Immaterial; incorporeal; spiritual.

Incorporality (n.) Incorporeality.

Incorporally (adv.) Incorporeally.

Incorporate (a.) Not consisting of matter; not having a material body; incorporeal; spiritual.

Incorporate (a.) Not incorporated; not existing as a corporation; as, an incorporate banking association.

Incorporate (a.) Corporate; incorporated; made one body, or united in one body; associated; mixed together; combined; embodied.

Incorporated (imp. & p. p.) of Incorporate.

Incorporating (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Incorporate.

Incorporate (v. t.) To form into a body; to combine, as different ingredients. into one consistent mass.

Incorporate (v. t.) To unite with a material body; to give a material form to; to embody.

Incorporate (v. t.) To unite with, or introduce into, a mass already formed; as, to incorporate copper with silver; -- used with with and into.

Incorporate (v. t.) To unite intimately; to blend; to assimilate; to combine into a structure or organization, whether material or mental; as, to incorporate provinces into the realm; to incorporate another's ideas into one's work.

Incorporate (v. t.) To form into a legal body, or body politic; to constitute into a corporation recognized by law, with special functions, rights, duties and liabilities; as, to incorporate a bank, a railroad company, a city or town, etc.

Incorporate (v. i.) To unite in one body so as to make a part of it; to be mixed or blended; -- usually followed by with.

Incorporated (a.) United in one body; formed into a corporation; made a legal entity.

Incorporation (n.) The act of incorporating, or the state of being incorporated.

Incorporation (n.) The union of different ingredients in one mass; mixture; combination; synthesis.

Incorporation (n.) The union of something with a body already existing; association; intimate union; assimilation; as, the incorporation of conquered countries into the Roman republic.

Incorporation (n.) The act of creating a corporation.

Incorporation (n.) A body incorporated; a corporation.

Incorporative (a.) Incorporating or tending to incorporate; as, the incorporative languages (as of the Basques, North American Indians, etc. ) which run a whole phrase into one word.

Incorporator (n.) One of a number of persons who gets a company incorporated; one of the original members of a corporation.

Incorporeal (a.) Not corporeal; not having a material body or form; not consisting of matter; immaterial.

Incorporeal (a.) Existing only in contemplation of law; not capable of actual visible seizin or possession; not being an object of sense; intangible; -- opposed to corporeal.

Incorporealism (n.) Existence without a body or material form; immateriality.

Incorporealist (n.) One who believes in incorporealism.

Incorporeality (n.) The state or quality of being incorporeal or bodiless; immateriality; incorporealism.

Incorporeally (adv.) In an incorporeal manner.

Incorporeity (n.) The quality of being incorporeal; immateriality.

Incorpse (v. t.) To incorporate.

Incorrect (a.) 不正確的;錯誤的;不真實的;不適當的;不合適的 Not correct; not according to a copy or model, or to established rules; inaccurate; faulty.

The piece, you think, is incorrect. -- Pope.

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