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unanswerable.

Not answerable; impossible to answer.

12 characters5 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ʌnˈɑːnsəɹəb(ə)l/UK
  1. Not answerable; impossible to answer.

  2. Impossible to dispute or rebut; irrefutable; conclusive.

Where this word comes from

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 answer Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English answerable English unanswerable From un- + answerable.

noun/ʌnˈɑːnsəɹəb(ə)l/UK
  1. Something that cannot be answered.

Where this word comes from

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 answer Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English answerable English unanswerable From un- + answerable.

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