indisputable en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˌɪn.dɪˈspjuː.tə.bəɫ/ (UK)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˌɪn.dɪˈspju.tə.bəɫ/ (US)
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in- Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ ▲ Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu. Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Latin putus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin putō Latin disputo Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin disputābilis Latin indisputābilislbor. English indisputable Learned borrowing from Latin indisputābilis. By surface analysis, in- + disputable.
Meanings
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Not disputable; not open to question; obviously true
Nay, if he be of a proud humour, […] he will not Bate an Ace of abſolute certainty, but however doubtful or improbable the thing is, coming f[r]om him it muſt go for an indiſputable truth.
1674, [Richard Allestree], “Of Positiveness”, in The Government of the Tongue. […], Oxford, Oxfordshire: At the Theater, →OCLC, page 197:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| undisputable | alternative | lexicographic | |
| more indisputable | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most indisputable | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Deriveds
indisputably · indisputableness
Relateds
Synonyms
unarguable · unchallengeable · inarguable
Translations (45)
fi kieltämätön (not disputable) · es incuestionable (not disputable) · bg безспорен (not disputable) · da indiskutabel (not disputable) · hu kikezdhetetlen (not disputable) · nl onontkenbaar (not disputable) · ka უსათუო (not disputable) · fi kiistaton (not disputable) · fr incontestable (not disputable) · az danılmaz (not disputable) · te తిరుగులేని (not disputable) · da ubestridelig (not disputable) · es indiscutible (not disputable) · pl bezsporny (not disputable) · hu vitathatatlan (not disputable) · sq padiskutueshëm (not disputable) · ka უდავო (not disputable) · az şəksiz (not disputable) · hu kétségbevonhatatlan (not disputable) · es innegable (not disputable) · grc ἀδήριτος (not disputable) · ka უთუო (not disputable) · hu kétségtelen (not disputable) · grc ἀναντιρρήτος (not disputable) · ka უცილობელი (not disputable) · ka უეჭველი (not disputable) · cmn 無可爭辯的 /无可争辩的 (not disputable) · nb udiskutabel (not disputable) · hu elvitathatatlan (not disputable) · pl bezdyskusyjny (not disputable) · ro indisputabil (not disputable) · gv neuarganeagh (not disputable) · bg неоспорим (not disputable) · nn udiskutabel (not disputable) · ru бесспо́рный (not disputable) · fr irréfutable (not disputable) · ca indiscutible (not disputable) · sv obestridlig (not disputable) · nl onomstotelijk (not disputable) · az inkaredilbəz (not disputable) · el αδιάψευστος (not disputable) · sv odiskutabel (not disputable) · hu tagadhatatlan (not disputable) · fr indiscutable (not disputable) · es irrefutable (not disputable)