in-
Language: English
Part of speech: prefix
Etymology: PIE word
 *né
From Middle English in-, borrowed (in words of latinate origin) from Latin in- (“not”). Sometimes the Latin word has passed through French before reaching English (e.g. incapable, incertainty, inclement, incompatible). Doublet of un-.
Senses: examples: text: ig- before n, e.g. ignoble
il- before l, e.g. illegal
im- before b, m, or p, e.g. improper
ir- before r, e.g. irresistible
ref: Note: Before certain letters, in- becomes
glosses: Used with certain words to reverse their meaning.
examples: inedible
inaccurate
glosses: Used with certain words to reverse their meaning.
Added to adjectives to mean not.
examples: incredulity
ineptitude
glosses: Used with certain words to reverse their meaning.
Added to nouns to mean lacking or without.
examples: text: inannihilable
text: inappellable
text: inassimilable
glosses: Used with certain words to reverse their meaning.
Cannot, unable.
Synonyms: sense: not
word: a-
sense: not
word: an-
sense: not
word: dys-
sense: not
word: i-
sense: not
word: il-
sense: not
word: im-
sense: not
word: ir-
sense: not
word: mal-
sense: not
word: non-
sense: not
word: un-
Derived terms: sense: terms derived from in-: reversing meaning
word: inability
sense: terms derived from in-: reversing meaning
word: inaccuracy
sense: terms derived from in-: reversing meaning
word: inaccurate
sense: terms derived from in-: reversing meaning
word: inadmissible
sense: terms derived from in-: reversing meaning
word: inanimate
sense: terms derived from in-: reversing meaning
word: incapable
sense: terms derived from in-: reversing meaning
word: incredible
sense: terms derived from in-: reversing meaning
word: incredulity
sense: terms derived from in-: reversing meaning
word: incredulous
sense: terms derived from in-: reversing meaning
word: indefinite
sense: terms derived from in-: reversing meaning
word: inedible
sense: terms derived from in-: reversing meaning
word: ineffable
sense: terms derived from in-: reversing meaning
word: inequitable
sense: terms derived from in-: reversing meaning
word: infinite
sense: terms derived from in-: reversing meaning
word: inhospitable
sense: terms derived from in-: reversing meaning
word: inimitable
sense: terms derived from in-: reversing meaning
word: injustice
sense: terms derived from in-: reversing meaning
word: insobriety
sense: terms derived from in-: reversing meaning
word: intolerance
sense: terms derived from in-: reversing meaning
word: inviolable
sense: terms derived from in-: reversing meaning
word: invisible
sense: terms derived from not
word: imbalanced
sense: terms derived from not
word: inable
sense: terms derived from not
word: inacceptable
sense: terms derived from not
word: inaccordant
sense: terms derived from not
word: inaccuracy
sense: terms derived from not
word: inaccurate
sense: terms derived from not
word: inacquiescent
sense: terms derived from not
word: inactivate
sense: terms derived from not
word: inactivist
sense: terms derived from not
word: inadaptable
sense: terms derived from not
word: inadaptive
sense: terms derived from not
word: inaddible
sense: terms derived from not
word: inadept
sense: terms derived from not
word: inadequate
sense: terms derived from not
word: inadherent
sense: terms derived from not
word: inadmissible
sense: terms derived from not
word: inadmissibly
sense: terms derived from not
word: inadventurous
sense: terms derived from not
word: inadvisable
sense: terms derived from not
word: inadvised
sense: terms derived from not
word: inaesthetic
sense: terms derived from not
word: inaffable
sense: terms derived from not
word: inaffected
sense: terms derived from not
word: inaffectionate
sense: terms derived from not
word: inaidable
sense: terms derived from not
word: inalienable
sense: terms derived from not
word: inalimental
sense: terms derived from not
word: inamiable
sense: terms derived from not
word: inamicable
sense: terms derived from not
word: inamovable
sense: terms derived from not
word: inamyloid
sense: terms derived from not
word: inangular
sense: terms derived from not
word: inanimate
sense: terms derived from not
word: inanimated
sense: terms derived from not
word: inapparent
sense: terms derived from not
word: inappealable
sense: terms derived from not
word: inappendiculate
sense: terms derived from not
word: inapplicable
sense: terms derived from not
word: inapposite
sense: terms derived from not
word: inappreciable
sense: terms derived from not
word: inappreciative
sense: terms derived from not
word: inapprehensive
sense: terms derived from not
word: inapproachable
sense: terms derived from not
word: inappropriable
sense: terms derived from not
word: inappropriate
sense: terms derived from not
word: inarable
sense: terms derived from not
word: inarguable
sense: terms derived from not
word: inartful
sense: terms derived from not
word: inarticulable
sense: terms derived from not
word: inarticulate
sense: terms derived from not
word: inarticulated
sense: terms derived from not
word: inarticulation
sense: terms derived from not
word: inartificial
sense: terms derived from not
word: inartistic
sense: terms derived from not
word: inaspirable
sense: terms derived from not
word: inaudible
sense: terms derived from not
word: inauspicious
sense: terms derived from not
word: inauthentic
sense: terms derived from not
word: inauthoritative
sense: terms derived from not
word: inavertible
sense: terms derived from not
word: inavoidable
sense: terms derived from not
word: incalculable
sense: terms derived from not
word: incapable
sense: terms derived from not
word: incapacious
sense: terms derived from not
word: incapacity
sense: terms derived from not
word: incautelous
sense: terms derived from not
word: incautious
sense: terms derived from not
word: incelibacy
sense: terms derived from not
word: incelibate
sense: terms derived from not
word: incensurable
sense: terms derived from not
word: incertain
sense: terms derived from not
word: inchangeability
sense: terms derived from not
word: inchaste
sense: terms derived from not
word: incircumscription
sense: terms derived from not
word: incircumspect
sense: terms derived from not
word: incirrate
sense: terms derived from not
word: incivil
sense: terms derived from not
word: incoagulable
sense: terms derived from not
word: incoalescence
sense: terms derived from not
word: incoercible
sense: terms derived from not
word: incoexistence
sense: terms derived from not
word: incogent
sense: terms derived from not
word: incogitative
sense: terms derived from not
word: incognizable
sense: terms derived from not
word: inimicable
sense: terms derived from absence
word: imbonity
sense: terms derived from absence
word: inability
sense: terms derived from absence
word: inabstinence
sense: terms derived from absence
word: inaccess
sense: terms derived from absence
word: inacquaintance
sense: terms derived from absence
word: inaction
sense: terms derived from absence
word: inactivism
sense: terms derived from absence
word: inadaptation
sense: terms derived from absence
word: inadhesion
sense: terms derived from absence
word: inæsthetical
sense: terms derived from absence
word: inanimate
sense: terms derived from absence
word: inanimation
sense: terms derived from absence
word: inaperturate
sense: terms derived from absence
word: inapparency
sense: terms derived from absence
word: inappetence
sense: terms derived from absence
word: inappetent
sense: terms derived from absence
word: inapplication
sense: terms derived from absence
word: inappreciation
sense: terms derived from absence
word: inapprehension
sense: terms derived from absence
word: inartistic
sense: terms derived from absence
word: inattendance
sense: terms derived from absence
word: inattentive
sense: terms derived from absence
word: incaution
sense: terms derived from absence
word: incelebrity
sense: terms derived from absence
word: inchastity
sense: terms derived from absence
word: incivil
sense: terms derived from absence
word: incivism
sense: terms derived from absence
word: inclarity
sense: terms derived from absence
word: incognizance
sense: terms derived from cannot
word: inactinic
sense: terms derived from cannot
word: inaddibility
sense: terms derived from cannot
word: inalterable
sense: terms derived from cannot
word: inannihilable
sense: terms derived from cannot
word: inappeasable
sense: terms derived from cannot
word: inappellable
sense: terms derived from cannot
word: inapprehensible
sense: terms derived from cannot
word: inapproximable
sense: terms derived from cannot
word: inarticulate
sense: terms derived from cannot
word: inassimilable
sense: terms derived from cannot
word: inattributable
Related terms: word: em-
word: en-
word: a-
word: an-
word: non-
word: un-
word: wan-