unascertainable
/ˌʌnæsɚˈteɪnəbl̩/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
19
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
3
Syllables
11
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
That cannot be ascertained; uncertain, unable to be determined or discovered.
Example Sentences
- "Everything one would wish to know of the relations of Aristotle and Alexander is unascertainable, the more so as legends were soon invented on the subject."
- "Reality is different from, and more than, the totality of facts and events, which, anyhow, is unascertainable."
- "The regulation's vagueness is especially apparent in the last clause quoted above. That portion of the test is expressly based on an individualistic—and therefore necessarily varying and unascertainable—standard: the reactions of members of the public."
Etymology
From un- + ascertainable.
Word Breakdown
- Prefix: un
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˌʌnæsɚˈteɪnəbl̩/
- British English: /ˌʌnæsəˈteɪnəbl̩/
Inflected Forms
more unascertainable (comparative)
most unascertainable (superlative)