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unidentifiable

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Difficult, if not impossible, to identify or name

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective

Meaning 2

impossible to identify

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: identifiable

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English un- English identify 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 identifiable English unidentifiable From un- + identifiable.

Across languages

Translations

5 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Danish: uidentificerbar — difficult, if not impossible, to identify or name
  • German: unidentifizierbar — difficult, if not impossible, to identify or name
  • Hungarian: azonosíthatatlan — difficult, if not impossible, to identify or name
  • Polish: nieidentyfikowalny — difficult, if not impossible, to identify or name
  • Swedish: oidentifierbar — difficult, if not impossible, to identify or name