2. Not of equal of sufficient measure or extent; not
adequate; as, our means are incommensurate to our wants.
Syn: Inadequate; insufficient; disproportionate. -- {In`com*men"su*rate*ly}, adv. -- {In`com*men"su*rate*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
incommensurateness — incommensurate ► ADJECTIVE 1) (incommensurate with) out of keeping or proportion with. 2) another term for INCOMMENSURABLE(Cf. ↑incommensurable) (in sense 1). DERIVATIVES incommensurateness noun … English terms dictionary
incommensurateness — See incommensurately. * * * … Universalium
incommensurateness — incommenˈsurateness noun • • • Main Entry: ↑incommensurate … Useful english dictionary
incommensurate — incommensurately, adv. incommensurateness, n. /in keuh men seuhr it, sheuhr /, adj. 1. not commensurate; disproportionate; inadequate: Our income is incommensurate to our wants. 2. incommensurable. [1640 50; IN 3 + COMMENSURATE] * * * … Universalium
philosophical anthropology — anthropology (def. 4). * * * Study of human nature conducted by the methods of philosophy. It is concerned with questions such as the status of human beings in the universe, the purpose or meaning of human life, and whether humanity can be made… … Universalium
incommensurate — [ˌɪnkə mɛnʃ(ə)rət, sjə ] adjective 1》 (incommensurate with) out of keeping or proportion with. 2》 another term for incommensurable (in sense 1). Derivatives incommensurately adverb incommensurateness noun … English new terms dictionary
incommensurate — /ɪnkəˈmɛnʃərət/ (say inkuh menshuhruht) adjective 1. not commensurate; disproportionate; inadequate: means incommensurate to our wants. 2. incommensurable. –incommensurately, adverb –incommensurateness, noun …
inequality — [n] prejudice; lack of balance asperity, bias, contrast, difference, discrimination, disparity, disproportion, dissimilarity, dissimilitude, diversity, imparity, incommensurateness, injustice, irregularity, one sidedness, partisanship,… … New thesaurus
incommensurate — ► ADJECTIVE 1) (incommensurate with) out of keeping or proportion with. 2) another term for INCOMMENSURABLE(Cf. ↑incommensurable) (in sense 1). DERIVATIVES incommensurateness noun … English terms dictionary
incommensurate — adj. 1 (often foll. by with, to) out of proportion; inadequate. 2 = INCOMMENSURABLE. Derivatives: incommensurately adv. incommensurateness n … Useful english dictionary
