English Explanatory Dictionary

irreconcilable

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Unable to be reconciled; opposed; uncompromising.
  2. Incompatible, discrepant, contradictory.
noun
  1. Something that cannot be reconciled.
noun
  1. A Confederate who moved to another country following the American Civil War, rather than live in a reunited United States.
  2. A vociferous opponent of the Treaty of Versailles.

Pronunciation

en-us-irreconcilable.ogg

Word forms

irreconcilable more irreconcilable most irreconcilable irreconcilables

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French irréconciliable, from Late Latin irreconciliābilis, from in- (“not”) + reconciliō (“to reconcile”) + -ābilis (“-able”). By surface analysis, ir- + reconcilable.

Synonyms

hostile hateful antagonistic

Related words

irreconciliation

Derived words

irreconcilability irreconcilable differences irreconcilableness irreconcilably
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