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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

irresolvable en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /ɪɹɪˈzɒlvəb(ə)l/ (UK)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English ir- English resolve Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English resolvable English irresolvable From ir- + resolvable.

Meanings

  1. Impossible to resolve; insoluble.
  2. Impossible to separate into its component parts.

Forms

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more irresolvable Degree=Cmp lexicographic
most irresolvable Degree=Sup lexicographic

Antonyms

resolvable

Deriveds

irresolvableness · irresolvability · irresolvably

irresolvable en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ɪɹɪˈzɒlvəb(ə)l/ (UK)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English ir- English resolve Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English resolvable English irresolvable From ir- + resolvable.

Meanings

  1. A problem that cannot be resolved.

Forms

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irresolvables Number=Plur lexicographic

Relateds

irresoluble