incommutable

[ in-kuh-myoo-tuh-buhl ]

adjective

1. not exchangeable.
2. unchangeable; unalterable.

incommutable

/ ˌɪnkəˈmjuːtəbəl /

adjective

1. incapable of being commuted; unalterable

Derived Forms

• ˌincomˌmutaˈbility, noun
• ˌincomˈmutably, adverb

Other Words From

• incom·muta·bili·ty incom·muta·ble·ness noun
• incom·muta·bly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of incommutable¹

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English word from Latin word incommūtābilis. See in- ³, commutable

Example Sentences

One of the last intelligent victims of a malady which has now almost passed away from the civilised earth, she existed in the chill and stricken desolation of incommutable doom.'

From Project Gutenberg

One of the last intelligent victims of a malady which has now almost passed away from the civilized earth, she existed in the chill and stricken desolation of incommutable doom.

From Project Gutenberg