English-Thai Dictionary

incredible

ADJ ซึ่ง ไม่น่าเชื่อ  ซึ่ง เหลือเชื่อ  ยาก ที่จะ เชื่อ  unbelievable unimaginable believable credible sueng-mai-na-chue

 

incredibleness

N ความ เหลือเชื่อ 

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

INCREDIBLE

a.[L. incredibilis; in and credibilis, credible. ] That cannot be believed; not to be credited; too extraordinary and improbable to admit of belief.
Why should it be thought a thing incredible with you, that God should raise the dead? Acts 26:8.

 

INCREDIBLENESS

n.Incredibility, which see.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

INCREDIBLE

In *cred "i *ble, a. Etym: [L. incredibilis: cf. OF. incredible. See In- not, and Credible. ]

 

Defn: Not credible; surpassing belief; too extraordinary and improbable to admit of belief; unlikely; marvelous; fabulous. Why should it be thought a thing incredible with you, that God should raise the dead Acts xxvi. 8.

 

INCREDIBLENESS

INCREDIBLENESS In *cred "i *ble *ness, n.

 

Defn: Incredibility.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

incredible

in cred i ble |inˈkredəbəl ɪnˈkrɛdəbəl | ▶adjective 1 impossible to believe: an almost incredible tale of triumph and tragedy. 2 difficult to believe; extraordinary: the noise from the crowd was incredible. • informal amazingly good or beautiful: I was mesmerized: she looked so incredible. DERIVATIVES in cred i bil i ty |-ˌkredəˈbilitē |noun ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin incredibilis, from in- ‘not ’ + credibilis (see credible ). usage: Believability is at the heart of both incredible and incredulous, but there is an important distinction in the respective uses of these two adjectives. Incredible means ‘unbelievable ’ or ‘not convincing ’ and can be applied to a situation, statement, policy, or threat to a person: I find this testimony incredible. Incredulous means ‘disinclined to believe, skeptical ’—the opposite of credulous, gullible —and is usually applied to a person's attitude: you shouldn't be surprised that I'm incredulous after all your lies.

 

Oxford Dictionary

incredible

in |cred |ible |ɪnˈkrɛdɪb (ə )l | ▶adjective 1 impossible to believe: an almost incredible tale of triumph and tragedy. 2 difficult to believe; extraordinary: the noise from the crowd was incredible. • informal very good; wonderful: I was mesmerized: she looked so incredible. DERIVATIVES incredibility noun ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin incredibilis, from in- ‘not ’ + credibilis (see credible ).

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

incredible

incredible adjective 1 I find his story incredible: unbelievable, beyond belief, hard to believe, unconvincing, far-fetched, implausible, improbable, highly unlikely, dubious, doubtful; inconceivable, unthinkable, unimaginable, impossible; informal hard to swallow, cock-and-bull. 2 an incredible feat of engineering: magnificent, wonderful, marvelous, spectacular, remarkable, phenomenal, prodigious, breathtaking, extraordinary, unbelievable, amazing, stunning, astounding, astonishing, awe-inspiring, staggering, formidable, impressive, supreme, great, awesome, superhuman; informal fantastic, terrific, tremendous, stupendous, mind-boggling, mind-blowing, jaw-dropping, out of this world, far out; literary wondrous. EASILY CONFUSED WORDS incredible, incredulous Believability is at the heart of both incredible and incredulous, but there is an important distinction in the respective uses of these two adjectives. Incredible means 'unbelievable' or 'not convincing' and can be applied to a situation, statement, policy, or threat to a person: I find this testimony incredible. Incredulous means 'disinclined to believe, skeptical' —the opposite of credulous, gullible —and is usually applied to a person's attitude: he managed to look simultaneously incredulous and bored by her story. These notes clear up confusion between similar-looking pairs.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

incredible

incredible adjective 1 to be honest, I find his story incredible: unbelievable, beyond belief, hard to believe, scarcely credible, unconvincing, far-fetched, strained, laboured, implausible, improbable, highly unlikely, not in the least likely, questionable, dubious, doubtful, inconceivable, unthinkable, unimaginable, impossible, astonishing, astounding, breathtaking, staggering, absurd, preposterous, phenomenal, extraordinary; unheard of, fictitious, mythical, fanciful, fantastic, unrealistic; feeble, weak, unsound, thin, transparent, poor, tame, paltry, lame, trifling, shallow, inadequate, unsatisfactory, ineffectual, half-baked, pathetic; informal hard to swallow /take, tall, cock and bull. ANTONYMS believable; likely. 2 an incredible feat of engineering: magnificent, wonderful, marvellous, spectacular, remarkable, phenomenal, prodigious, miraculous, sublime; breathtaking, dazzling, amazing, stunning, astounding, astonishing, awe-inspiring, staggering, extraordinary, unbelievable; formidable, imposing, impressive, supreme, great, awesome, superhuman; Scottish unco; informal fantastic, terrific, tremendous, stupendous, mind-boggling, mind-blowing, out of this world, unreal; literary wondrous; archaic awful. ANTONYMS unspectacular.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

incredible

in cred i ble /ɪnkrédəb (ə )l /〖in (打ち消し )credible (信用できる )〗(副 )incredibly 形容詞 more ～; most ～1 〈事 物が 〉信じられない (ほどの ), 変わっている, 驚くべき (unbelievable )▸ He told of incredible adventures .彼は信じられないような冒険談をした ▸ It is incredible that he has passed the exam .彼が試験に合格したのは信じられない 2 〖通例 名詞 の前で 〗とてつもない, 途方もない 〈程度 量 大きさなど 〉▸ incredible strength とんでもない力 ▸ an incredible cost とてつもない費用 3 ｟くだけて ｠〈物 人などが 〉最高の, すばらしい (fantastic )▸ The flowers in this garden are incredible .この庭の花は実にすばらしい in cr è d i b í l i ty 名詞