unrealizable en · ADJ
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- Proto-Indo-European *(H)reh₁-der. Proto-Indo-European *(H)reh₁ís Proto-Italic *reis Classical Latin rēs Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Late Latin reālisder. Old French reelbor. Middle English real English real Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English realize Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English realizable English unrealizable From un- + realizable.
Meanings
-
(not-comparable) Not realizable; unable to be achieved or realized.
Near-synonyms: unfulfillable, impractical, unrealistic
The quest for Saxonisms is an unrealizable nationalistic dream.
1985, Robert Burchfield, The English Language, Oxford: Oxford University Press, page 111:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| unrealisable | alternative | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Deriveds
unrealizability · unrealizableness · unrealizably
Synonyms
unfulfillable · unrealistic · impractical
Translations (16)
el ανέφικτος (not realizable) · nl onuitvoerbaar (not realizable) · it irrealizzabile (not realizable) · fi ei toteutettavissa (not realizable) · pt irrealizável (not realizable) · pl nieziszczalny (not realizable) · es irrealizable (not realizable) · pl nierealny (not realizable) · eo nerealigebla (not realizable) · cs neuskutečnitelný (not realizable) · ru неосуществи́мый (not realizable) · nl onrealiseerbaar (not realizable) · fr irréalisable (not realizable) · pl niewykonalny (not realizable) · ca irrealitzable (not realizable) · bg неосъществим (not realizable)