- not capable of explanation; unexplainable
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
in•ex•plain•a•ble
(in′ik splā′nə bəl),USA pronunciation adj.
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026- not explainable;
incapable of being explained;
inexplicable.
- in-3 + explainable 1615–25
in•ex•pli•ca•ble /ɪnˈɛksplɪkəbəl, ˌɪnɪkˈsplɪkə-/USA pronunciation
adj.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- incapable of being explained:She's always been very quiet, so her outburst is all the more inexplicable.
in•ex•pli•ca•ble
(in ek′spli kə bəl, in′ik splik′ə bəl),USA pronunciation adj.
in•ex′pli•ca•bil′i•ty, in•ex′pli•ca•ble•ness, n.
in•ex′pli•ca•bly, adv.
- not explicable;
incapable of being accounted for or explained.
- Latin inexplicābilis. See in-3, explicable
- late Middle English 1375–1425
in•ex′pli•ca•bly, adv.
- unaccountable, mysterious, mystifying.
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inexplicable /ˌɪnɪkˈsplɪkəbəl; ɪnˈɛksplɪkəbəl/, inexplainable adj
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