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Definitions for inexplicable
ɪnˈɛk splɪ kə bəl, ˌɪn ɪkˈsplɪk ə-in·ex·pli·ca·ble
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Princeton's WordNet
inexplicable, incomprehensibleadjective
incapable of being explained or accounted for
"inexplicable errors"; "left the house at three in the morning for inexplicable reasons"
Wiktionary
inexplicableadjective
Impossible to explain; not easily accounted for.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Inexplicableadjective
Incapable of being explained; not to be made intelligible.
Etymology: inexplicable, Fr. in and explico, Lat.
What could such apprehensions breed, but, as their nature is, inexplicable passions of mind, desires abhorring what they embrace, and embracing what they abhor? Richard Hooker.
To me at least this seems inexplicable, if light be nothing else than pression or motion propagated through ether. Newton.
None eludes sagacious reason more,
Than this obscure inexplicable pow'r. Richard Blackmore.
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inexplicable
Inexplicable is an adjective that refers to something that cannot be explained, understood, or interpreted due to its complexity, mystery, or obscurity. It often describes situations, events, or phenomena which are puzzling, enigmatic, or unfathomable.
Webster Dictionary
Inexplicableadjective
not explicable; not explainable; incapable of being explained, interpreted, or accounted for; as, an inexplicable mystery
Etymology: [L. inexplicabilis: cf. F. inexplicable. See In- not, and Explicable.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Inexplicable
in-eks′pli-ka-bl, adj. that cannot be explained: unintelligible.—ns. Inexplicabil′ity, Inex′plicableness.—adv. Inex′plicably.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of inexplicable in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of inexplicable in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
Examples of inexplicable in a Sentence
We have to look at this, we lost control of the game, we misplaced a lot of passes, we lost confidence... it was inexplicable.
That man can destroy life is just as miraculous a feat as that he can create it, for life is the miracle, the inexplicable. In the act of destruction, man sets himself above life he transcends himself as a creature. Thus, the ultimate choice for a man, inasmuch as he is driven to transcend himself, is to create or to destroy, to love or to hate.
We had, especially for my wife, some dizziness, then in my case inexplicable fatigue. And my neighbors, some in ill health, had major coughing and irritation in the eyes and throat. Some had nose bleeding.
It is inexplicable this could happen to a plane free of technical problems and with an experienced, Lufthansa-trained pilot.
The president’s decision to reward the Castro regime and begin the path toward the normalization of relations with Cuba is inexplicable.
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- متعذر تفسيرهArabic
- inexplicableCatalan, Valencian
- nevysvětlitelnýCzech
- unerklärlichGerman
- neklarigeblaEsperanto
- inexplicableSpanish
- käsittämätön, selittämätönFinnish
- inexplicableFrench
- inexplicable, inexplicábelGalician
- inesplicabile, inspiegabile, incomprensibileItalian
- 説明Japanese
- nesuprantamasLithuanian
- uforklarligNorwegian
- inexplicableOccitan
- inexplicávelPortuguese
- inexplicabilă, inexplicabil, neexplicabilRomanian
- необъяснимыйRussian
- pashpjegueshëmAlbanian
- oförklarligSwedish
- ที่อธิบายไม่ได้Thai
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