Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

irresolvable

/ɪɹɪˈzɒlvəb(ə)l/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.59 in modern English

Syllables: ir-re-solv-able
IPA: /ɪɹɪˈzɒlvəb(ə)l/

17

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Impossible to resolve; insoluble.

adj

Impossible to separate into its component parts.

noun

A problem that cannot be resolved.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English ir- English resolve Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English resolvable English irresolvable From ir- + resolvable.

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ɪɹɪˈzɒlvəb(ə)l/

Inflected Forms

more irresolvable (comparative) most irresolvable (superlative) irresolvables (plural)

Derived Forms

irresolvability irresolvableness irresolvably

Frequently Paired Words

irresoluble

Antonyms

resolvable

Questions

How do you pronounce irresolvable?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɪɹɪˈzɒlvəb(ə)l/.
What does irresolvable mean?: Impossible to resolve; insoluble.
Where does irresolvable come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English ir- English resolve Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English resolvable English irresolvable From ir- + resolvable.

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