adj
Meaning 1
Not removable; immovable; inflexible.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
irremovable
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adjective
Meaning 2
incapable of being removed or away or dismiss
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- irremovable boulders
- irremovable obstacles
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: removable
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in- Latin ir- English ir- Proto-Italic *wre- Proto-Indo-European *m(y)ewh1- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *m(y)owh1éyetider. Proto-Italic *moweō Proto-Italic *wremoweō Latin removeō Old French removoir Anglo-Norman removerbor. Middle English removen English remove Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dhlom Proto-Indo-European *-dhlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English removable English irremovable From ir- + removable.
Across languages
Translations
4 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: неотстраним (neotstranim) — not removable
- Bulgarian: несменяем (nesmenjaem) — not removable
- Greek: αμετασάλευτος (ametasáleftos) — not removable
- Manx: neuastyrtagh — not removable