English dictionary · adjective

incredible

impossible or hard to believe

Meaning and definitions

1. impossible or hard to believe

Connected roots

• in- (not)

  not (negative)

• cred-

  believing, trusting

• -able

  capable of being

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These words share a recorded root connection. A shared root is a learning clue; it does not establish every step in a word’s history.

• credit

  the ability of a customer to obtain goods before payment

• stable

  not likely to give way or change; firmly fixed

• flexible

  capable of bending easily without breaking

• notable

  worthy of attention or notice; remarkable

• tangible

  perceptible by touch; clear and definite

• audible

  able to be heard

• amiable

  having a friendly and pleasant manner

• legible

  clear enough to be read

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