inexplainable

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(in′ik splānə bəl)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
in•ex•plain•a•ble  (in′ik splānə bəl),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. not explainable;
    incapable of being explained;
    inexplicable.
  • in-3 + explainable 1615–25

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
in•ex•pli•ca•ble /ɪnˈɛksplɪkəbəl, ˌɪnɪkˈsplɪkə-/USA pronunciation   adj. 
  1. incapable of being explained:She's always been very quiet, so her outburst is all the more inexplicable.
in•ex•pli•ca•bly, adv.: inexplicably delayed.See -plic-.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
in•ex•pli•ca•ble  (in ekspli kə bəl, in′ik splikə bəl),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. not explicable;
    incapable of being accounted for or explained.
  • Latin inexplicābilis. See in-3, explicable
  • late Middle English 1375–1425
in•ex′pli•ca•bili•ty, in•expli•ca•ble•ness, n. 
in•expli•ca•bly, adv. 
    unaccountable, mysterious, mystifying.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
inexplicable /ˌɪnɪkˈsplɪkəbəl; ɪnˈɛksplɪkəbəl/, inexplainable adj
  1. not capable of explanation; unexplainable
ˌinexplicaˈbility, ˌinexˈplicableness, ˌinexˌplainaˈbility, ˌinexˈplainableness n ˌinexˈplicably, ˌinexˈplainably adv
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