English Explanatory Dictionary

inexplicable

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Impossible to explain; not easily accounted for.
noun
  1. Something that is impossible to explain.

Pronunciation

/ˌɪn.ɪkˈsplɪ.kə.bl̩/ /ɪnˈɛk.splɪ.kə.bəl/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-inexplicable.wav

Word forms

inexplicable more inexplicable most inexplicable unexplicable inexplicables

Etymology

From Middle English inexplicable, from Middle French inexplicable, from Latin inexplicābilis, from in- (“not”) + explicābilis (“explicable”). By surface analysis, in- + explicable.

Synonyms

inexplainable unexplainable insoluble abstruse Chinese dense enigmatic fathomless Greek inapprehensible incognizable incomprehensible ineffable inenubilable inexplicable impenetrable insensible inscrutable insolvable mysterious nonunderstandable obscure retruse tenebrose thick undecipherable undiscoverable unfathomable ungraspable unintelligible unknowable ununderstandable inexplicability

Antonyms

explicable apprehensible clear limpid comprehensible explainable explicatable fathomable graspable illuminable intelligible lucid pellucid perspicuous straightforward tangible understandable

Derived words

inexplicability inexplicableness inexplicably
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