uncoherent

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adjective

Not coherent.

OriginEnglish coherent ← Middle French coherent ← Latin cohaerēns →
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Meanings

adjectiveuncoherent (comparative more uncoherent, superlative most uncoherent)

comparative more uncoherent · superlative most uncoherent

  1. Not coherent.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
incoherent

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Germanic*un-
  4. Proto-West Germanic*un-
  5. Old Englishun-
  6. Middle Englishun-
  7. Englishun-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  9. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  10. Proto-Italic*kom
  11. Proto-Italic*kom-
  12. Latincon-
  13. Latinhaereō
  14. Latincohaereō
  15. Latincohaerēns
  16. Middle Frenchcoherent
  17. Englishcoherent
  18. Englishuncoherent

From un- + coherent.

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APA

uncoherent. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/uncoherent

MLA

“uncoherent.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/uncoherent. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “uncoherent,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/uncoherent.

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