What does "inapprehensible" mean?

That cannot be apprehended; not apprehensible to or graspable by either body or mind.

How do you pronounce "inapprehensible"?

Pronounced //ɪnæpɹɪˈhɛnsɪbl//.

Common synonyms include: abstruse, dense, impenetrable, incomprehensible, inenubilable, inexplicable.

//ɪnæpɹɪˈhɛnsɪbl// adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Adjective

1
That cannot be apprehended; not apprehensible to or graspable by either body or mind. not-comparable

Either from the Late Latin inapprehensibilis or formed in English as in- + apprehensible.

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