incommensurate

adjective

in·​com·​men·​su·​rate ˌin-kə-ˈmen(t)-s(ə-)rət 

-ˈmen(t)-sh(ə-)rət

: not commensurate: such as

a

: incommensurable

b

: inadequate

c

: disproportionate

a confidence incommensurate with their ability

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web

The problem, as Leavis understood, is that science and the humanities are inherently incommensurate endeavors. —Paula Marantz Cohen, WSJ, 28 July 2017

Open the front door to chef-owner Genet Agonafer’s restaurant, a dining room that seems both a local fixture and oddly incommensurate with the neighborhood. —Amy Scattergood, latimes.com, 9 June 2017

Word History

First Known Use

1650, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

incommensurate

adjective

in·​com·​men·​su·​rate ˌin-kə-ˈmen(t)s-(ə-)rət 

-ˈmench-(ə-)rət

: not commensurate: as

a

: inadequate

funds incommensurate with need

b

: disproportionate

a confidence incommensurate with his ability