Incredible vs Initial - What's the difference?
incredible | initial |
Too implausible to be credible; beyond belief; unbelievable.
* 1980 September 16, (w), quoted in William A. Schwartz et al., The Nuclear Seduction: Why the Arms Race Doesn’t Matter—And What Does , University of California Press (1990, 1993), ISBN 0-520-06134-9,
* 2009 , (Diarmaid MacCulloch), A History of Christianity , Penguin 2010, page 796:
Amazing; astonishing; awe-inspiring.
Marvelous; profoundly affecting; wonderful.
Chronologically first, early; of or pertaining to the beginning, cause or origin.
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*{{quote-book, year=1963, author=(Margery Allingham), title=(The China Governess)
, chapter=19 Spatially first, placed at the beginning, in the first position; especially said of the first letter of a word.
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*:Thus, when he drew up instructions in lawyer language, he expressed the important words by an initial , a medial, or a final consonant, and made scratches for all the words between; his clerks, however, understood him very well.
The first letter of a word or a name.
In plural, the first letter of each word of a person's full name considered as a unit
(typesetting, calligraphy) A distinguished initial letter of a chapter or section of a document.
(phonology) onset, part of a syllable that precedes the syllable nucleus in phonetics and phonology.
To sign one's initial(s), as an abbreviated signature.
As adjectives the difference between incredible and initial
is that incredible is incredible while initial is chronologically first, early; of or pertaining to the beginning, cause or origin.As a noun initial is
the first letter of a word or a name.As a verb initial is
to sign one's initial(s), as an abbreviated signature.incredible
English
Adjective
(en adjective)page 29:
- I get lost in what is credible and not credible. This whole thing gets so incredible when you consider wiping out whole nations, it is difficult to establish credibility.
- He therefore found revealed religion incredible in a literal sense, and, as Bayle had done before him, he radically separated morality from the practice of organized religion.
- He was so wrapped up in watching the incredible special effects that he couldn't keep track of the story.
- I had such an incredible slice of pizza last night that I simply can't think about anything else.
Synonyms
* unbelievableinitial
English
(wikipedia initial)Adjective
(-)citation, passage=Meanwhile Nanny Broome was recovering from her initial panic and seemed anxious to make up for any kudos she might have lost, by exerting her personality to the utmost. She took the policeman's helmet and placed it on a chair, and unfolded his tunic to shake it and fold it up again for him.}}
Synonyms
* incipient * openingAntonyms
* finalDerived terms
* initially * initialnessNoun
(en noun)- You can get your initials printed at the top.
Synonyms
* drop cap, versalDerived terms
* initialism * initial teaching alphabetVerb
- Please initial each page and sign the contract in full at the bottom.