incommunicable

[ in-kuh-myoo-ni-kuh-buh l ]

/ ˌɪn kəˈmyu nɪ kə bəl /

incapable of being communicated, imparted, shared, etc.

not communicative; taciturn.

Origin of incommunicable

From the Late Latin word incommūnicābilis, dating back to 1560–70. See in-³, communicable

in·com·mu·ni·ca·bil·i·ty, in·com·mu·ni·ca·ble·ness, noun in·com·mu·ni·ca·bly, adverb

The incommunicable thrill of things, that is the tuning-fork by which we test the flatness of our art.

Must Read Novels: Ballard, Dybek, and Krasznahorkai |Jacob Silverman, Malcolm Forbes, John McIntyre |April 23, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
We need to be reminded occasionally that there are incommunicable elements in all art.

How to Write a Novel |Anonymous
Once in, she could not get out until, ultimately, the incommunicable name was uttered.

The Lords of the Ghostland |Edgar Saltus
O purblind, well-meaning, altogether fuscous Melesigenes-Wilbur, there are things in him incommunicable by stroke of birch!

The Biglow Papers |James Russell Lowell

We do not speak of His Deity, of course, which is incommunicable.

The Assembly of God |C. (Charles) H. (Henry) Mackintosh
Something, an incommunicable vastness of feeling, rose up into his eyes as a light and shone forth.

White Fang |Jack London

incommunicable

/ (ˌɪnkəˈmjuːnɪkəbəl) /

incapable of being communicated

an obsolete word for incommunicative

incommunicability or incommunicableness, noun incommunicably, adverb