inexplicable

== English == === Alternative forms === unexplicable (uncommon) === Etymology === From Middle English inexplicable, from Middle French inexplicable, from Latin inexplicābilis, from in- (“not”) +‎ explicābilis (“explicable”). By surface analysis, in- +‎ explicable. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌɪn.ɪkˈsplɪ.kə.bl̩/, /ɪnˈɛk.splɪ.kə.bəl/ === Adjective === inexplicable (comparative more inexplicable, superlative most inexplicable) Impossible to explain; not easily accounted for. Synonyms: inexplainable, unexplainable, insoluble; see also Thesaurus:incomprehensible Antonyms: explicable; see also Thesaurus:comprehensible ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === inexplicable (plural inexplicables) Something that is impossible to explain. Synonym: inexplicability === References === == Catalan == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin inexplicābilis. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [in.əks.pliˈkab.blə] IPA(key): (Valencia) [in.eks.pliˈka.ble] Rhymes: -abblə, -able === Adjective === inexplicable m or f (masculine and feminine plural inexplicables) inexplicable Antonym: explicable ==== Derived terms ==== inexplicablement === Further reading === “inexplicable”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 “inexplicable”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “inexplicable” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. “inexplicable” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962. == French == === Etymology === From Latin inexplicābilis. By surface analysis, in- +‎ explicable. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /i.nɛk.spli.kabl/ === Adjective === inexplicable (plural inexplicables) inexplicable, unexplainable Antonym: explicable ==== Derived terms ==== inexplicablement === Further reading === “inexplicable”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Galician == === Alternative forms === inexplicável (reintegrationist) inexplicábel === Etymology === From Latin inexplicābilis. === Pronunciation === === Adjective === inexplicable m or f (plural inexplicables) inexplicable, unexplainable Antonym: explicable ==== Derived terms ==== inexplicablemente === Further reading === “inexplicable”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === From Latin inexplicābilis. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ineɡspliˈkable/ [i.neɣ̞s.pliˈka.β̞le] Rhymes: -able Syllabification: i‧nex‧pli‧ca‧ble === Adjective === inexplicable m or f (masculine and feminine plural inexplicables) inexplicable, unexplainable Antonym: explicable ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “inexplicable”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025