Definitions for unanswerable
ʌnˈæn sər ə bəl, -ˈɑn-unan·swer·able

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. unanswerableadjective

   impossible to answer

   "an unanswerable argument"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. unanswerableadjective

   Not answerable; impossible to answer.

2. unanswerableadjective

   Impossible to dispute or rebut; irrefutable; conclusive.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Unanswerableadjective

   Not to be refuted.

   This is a manifest and unanswerable argument. Walter Raleigh.

   I shall not conclude it false, though I think the emergent difficulties, which are its attendants, unanswerable. Joseph Glanvill.

   The pye’s question was wisely let fall without a reply, to intimate that it was unanswerable. Roger L'Estrange.

   These speculations are strong intimations, not only of the excellency of a human soul, but of its independence on the body; and if they do not prove, do at least confirm, these two great points, which are established by many other reasons that are unanswerable. Joseph Addison, Spectator.

   As to the excuse drawn from the demands of creditors, if it be real, it is unanswerable. Francis Atterbury, Sermons.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Unanswerableadjective

   not answerable; irrefutable; conclusive; decisive; as, he have an unanswerable argument

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Unanswerable

   un-an′sėr-a-bl, adj. not answerable or capable of refutation.—ns. Unanswerabil′ity, Unan′swerableness, the state of being unanswerable.—adv. Unan′swerably, in an unanswerable manner.—adj. Unan′swered, not answered: unrequited.

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   Karen

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of unanswerable in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of unanswerable in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of unanswerable in a Sentence

1. Esther Herzfeld:

   I don’t ask, ‘Why did this happen to us and to our kids?’ that’s an unanswerable question— that’s a stupid question. I don’t have time to bemoan my fate. I just have to find comfort to go on.

2. Kedar Joshi:

   In the midst of excitement, grief, joy, and solitude, I remind myself every moment that the sole mission of my life is to find "the ultimate questioner" - that unimaginable who has put me in this madness to answer an unanswerable question.

3. Joseph Addison:

   Arguments out of a pretty mouth are unanswerable.

4. Lord Byron:

   Oh too convincing - dangerously dear - In woman's eye the unanswerable tear

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=unanswerable
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Unanswerable
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=unanswerable
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unanswerable
5. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=unanswerable