unrecognizable en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ʌnɹɪˈkɒɡnɪzəbəl/ (obsolete)
- /ʌnˈɹɛkə(ɡ)naɪzəbəl/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ʌnˈɹɛkənaɪzəbəl/ (General-American, nonstandard)
- /ʌnˈɹɛkəɡnaɪzəbəl/ (General-American)
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-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English cognize English recognize Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English unrecognizable From un- + recognize + -able.
Meanings
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(British, English, Oxford, US) That cannot be recognized, especially because of substantial changes.
He’s forced to travel back to 1969 to prevent an evil alien (a shockingly effective, nearly unrecognizable Jemaine Clement of Flight Of The Conchords, playing sort of a psychotic extraterrestrial-biker serial killer) from destroying the world by killing Brolin. Smith is aided in his quest by an elfin, time-jumping alien with psychic powers played by another Coen brothers veteran, A Serious Man star Michael Stuhlbarg.
2012 May 24, Nathan Rabin, “Film: Reviews: Men In Black 3”, in The Onion AV Club:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| unrecognisable | alternative | lexicographic | |
| more unrecognizable | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most unrecognizable | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Deriveds
unrecognizability · unrecognizably · unrecognizableness
Synonyms
Translations (31)
cmn 无法辨认的 (that cannot be recognized) · de nicht wiederzuerkennen (that cannot be recognized) · uk невпізна́нний (that cannot be recognized) · da ugenkendelig (that cannot be recognized) · fi tunnistamaton (that cannot be recognized) · el αγνώριστος (that cannot be recognized) · sv oigenkännlig (that cannot be recognized) · gl irrecoñecible (that cannot be recognized) · es irreconocible (that cannot be recognized) · ru неузнава́емый (that cannot be recognized) · is ókennilegur (that cannot be recognized) · gl irrecoñecíbel (that cannot be recognized) · cmn 未被承认的 (that cannot be recognized) · bg неузнаваем (that cannot be recognized) · eo nerekonebla (that cannot be recognized) · sk nerozpoznateľný (that cannot be recognized) · az tanınmaz (that cannot be recognized) · pl nierozpoznawalny (that cannot be recognized) · da uigenkendelig (that cannot be recognized) · ca irreconeixible (that cannot be recognized) · cmn 未被认可的 (that cannot be recognized) · da ukendelig (that cannot be recognized) · nl onherkenbaar (that cannot be recognized) · fo ókenniligur (that cannot be recognized) · de unkenntlich (that cannot be recognized) · de unerkennbar (that cannot be recognized) · pt irreconhecível (that cannot be recognized) · fr méconnaissable (that cannot be recognized) · uk невпізна́ваний (that cannot be recognized) · hu felismerhetetlen (that cannot be recognized) · it irriconoscibile (that cannot be recognized)