incoherent

noun

(historical) A member of a short-lived satirical and irreverent French art movement founded by Parisian writer and publisher Jules Lévy in 1882.

adjective

Not making logical sense; not logically connected or consistent.

Not coherent.

Not cohering socially, not united.

(obsolete) Not holding together physically; loose; unconnected.

Roots

inin- · Latin · not haereo-her · Latin · stick, cling

Synonyms for incoherent

noncoherentadj disjointedadj garbledadj unintelligibleadj inconsistentadj ramblingadj illogicaladj inarticulateadj incomprehensibleadj muddledadj jumbledadj vagueadj inconsequentadj

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The word incoherent breaks down into 2 roots of Latin origin: in-, from Latin in (“not”); and -her, from Latin haereo (“stick, cling”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.