irreplaceable en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˌɪɹ.əˈplæɪ.sə.bəl/ (Australia)
- /ˌɪɹ.ɪˈpleɪ.sə.bəl/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˌɪɹ.əˈpleɪ.sə.bəl/ (Canada, UK, US)
- (London) audio
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English ir- English replaceable English irreplaceable From ir- + replaceable.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Incapable of being replaced, especially because of uniqueness or finiteness.
irreplaceable family portrait
irreplaceable batteries
But whether or not the VCR makes a complete comeback, VHS enthusiasts agree that these tapes occupy an irreplaceable place in culture.
2021 February 20, Hannah Selinger, “Who Is Still Buying VHS Tapes?”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, archived from the original on 28 Mar 2022:irreplaceable team member
For some purposes lead is unique and, apparently, irreplaceable. Battery plates may be an example of this.
1960, Economist Intelligence Unit (Great Britain), The Commonwealth and Europe (page 182)
Antonyms
Deriveds
irreplaceability · irreplaceably · irreplaceableness
Translations (27)
oc irremplaçable (that cannot be replaced) · mk незаменлив (that cannot be replaced) · uk незамі́нний (that cannot be replaced) · ca irreemplaçable (that cannot be replaced) · gl insubstituíble (that cannot be replaced) · lv neaizstājams (that cannot be replaced) · de unersetzlich (that cannot be replaced) · be незаме́нны (that cannot be replaced) · cs nenahraditelný (that cannot be replaced) · hu pótolhatatlan (that cannot be replaced) · fi korvaamaton (that cannot be replaced) · nb uerstattelig (that cannot be replaced) · gl insubstituíbel (that cannot be replaced) · fr irremplaçable (that cannot be replaced) · oc irreemplaçable (that cannot be replaced) · it insostituibile (that cannot be replaced) · nl onvervangbaar (that cannot be replaced) · de unersetzbar (that cannot be replaced) · pl niezastąpiony (that cannot be replaced) · ca insubstituïble (that cannot be replaced) · eo neanstataŭigebla (that cannot be replaced) · es irreemplazable (that cannot be replaced) · es insustituible (that cannot be replaced) · pt insubstituível (that cannot be replaced) · ru незамени́мый (that cannot be replaced) · nn uerstatteleg (that cannot be replaced) · bg незаменим (that cannot be replaced)