Standard Lemma guide

unresolvable

adj · noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Not able to be resolved.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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2

noun

Meaning 2

A problem that cannot be resolved.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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3

adjective satellite

Meaning 3

not capable of being resolved

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • unresolvable confusion

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4

adjective satellite

Meaning 4

not easily solved- C.L.Jones

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • an apparantly insolvable problem
  • public finance...had long presented problems unsolvable or at least unsolved

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: insolvable, unsoluble, unsolvable

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English un- English resolve 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 resolvable English unresolvable From un- + resolvable.