Standard Lemma guide

unquenchable

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

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.

  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.

1

adj

Meaning 1

That cannot be quenched.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • After a twelve-mile run in the hot sun, his thirst felt unquenchable.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective satellite

Meaning 2

impossible to quench

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • unquenchable thirst

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: quenchless

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English un- English quench 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 quenchable English unquenchable From un- + quenchable.

Across languages

Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: неутолим (neutolim) — that cannot be quenched
  • Dutch: onlesbaar — that cannot be quenched
  • Finnish: sammumaton — that cannot be quenched
  • French: inextinguible — that cannot be quenched
  • German: unlöschbar — that cannot be quenched
  • German: unstillbar — that cannot be quenched
  • Ancient Greek: ἄσβεστος (ásbestos) — that cannot be quenched
  • Hungarian: olthatatlan — that cannot be quenched
  • Hungarian: csillapíthatatlan — that cannot be quenched
  • Polish: nieugaszony — that cannot be quenched