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unavailable en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /ˌʌnəˈveɪləbəl/
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English available English unavailable From un- + available.

Meanings

  1. (obsolete) Unavailing; ineffective.
    • To recriminate now, he said, would be as exasperating as unavailable. 1748, [Samuel Richardson], “Letter DXXXVI”, in Clarissa. Or, The History of a Young Lady: […], volume (please specify |volume=I to VII), London: […] S[amuel] Richardson; [a]nd sold by John Osborn, […], →OCLC:
  2. Not available.
    • This product is unavailable at the moment, but we hope to order more by next week.
    • A cold, reserved man, he was seen as emotionally unavailable.
    • They are also needed to cover for unavailable Hitachi Azumas that require modifications to their inter-car connectors. 2020 April 8, “Fleet News: LNER to extend retention of Class 91s and Mk 4s”, in Rail, page 29:

Forms

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most unavailable Degree=Sup lexicographic
more unavailable Degree=Cmp lexicographic

Antonyms

available

Deriveds

bio-unavailable · unavailably · unavailableness · unavailable energy

Synonyms

out of stock · inavailable

Translations (48)

no utilgjengelig (not available) · is ófáanlegur (not available) · ru недосту́пный (not available) · la inexpedītus (not available) · is ekki í boði (not available) · de nicht zugänglich (not available) · nl niet beschikbaar (not available) · nl onverkrijgbaar (not available) · ro neutilizabil (not available) · nl onbeschikbaar (not available) · de nicht verfügbar (not available) · eo nedisponebla (not available) · el δυσεύρετος (not available) · sh nedostupan (not available) · de verschlossen (not available) · cs nedostupný (not available) · hu nem elérhető/hozzáférhető (not available) · hi अनुपलब्ध (not available) · fr indisponible (not available) · de unerhältlich (not available) · de nicht erreichbar (not available) · sv otillgänglig (not available) · gl non dispoñible (not available) · cmn 不可用 (not available) · sl ne na vóljo (not available) · de nicht erhältlich (not available) · pl niedostępny (not available) · bg недостъпен (not available) · az əlçatmaz (not available) · ca indisponible (not available) · yue 無手邊 /无手边 (not available) · hy անհասանելի (not available) · fa در دسترس نیست (not available) · el μη διαθέσιμος (not available) · ar غير متوفر (not available) · sv oanträffbar (not available) · be недаступны (not available) · fi ei saatavilla (not available) · hu rendelkezésre nem álló (not available) · ro indisponibil (not available) · fi ei paikalla (not available) · hu nem érhető el (not available) · pt indisponível (not available) · ka მიუწვდომელი (not available) · it indisponibile (not available) · bg неналичен (not available) · nl niet verkrijgbaar (not available) · uk недосту́пний (not available)

unavailable en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˌʌnəˈveɪləbəl/
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English available English unavailable From un- + available.

Meanings

  1. (US) A communist who operated underground and was therefore not available for a political leadership position.

Forms

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unavailables Number=Plur lexicographic