Incurability

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Incurability \In*cur`a*bil"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F. incurabilit['e]
     incurability, LL. incurabilitas negligence.]
     The state of being incurable; irremediableness. --Harvey.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  incurability
       n 1: incapability of being cured or healed [syn: {incurableness}]
            [ant: {curability}, {curability}]
       2: incapability of being altered in disposition or habits; "the
          incurability of his optimism"