different between incontestable vs unanswerable

English

Etymology

in- +? contestable

Adjective

incontestable (comparative more incontestable, superlative most incontestable)

1. Not contestable; indisputable; certain

   That he was the greatest 100m runner of his generation was incontestable.

   Synonym: incontrovertible

Translations

Derived terms

• incontestableness
• incontestability
• incontestably

French

Etymology

From in- +? contestable.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??.k??.t?s.tabl/

Adjective

incontestable (plural incontestables)

1. incontestable

   Synonym: indubitable

Derived terms

• incontestablement

Further reading

• “incontestable” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Spanish

Adjective

incontestable (plural incontestables)

1. incontestable

English

Alternative forms

• unaunswerable (obsolete, rare)

Etymology

un- +? answerable

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?n???ns???b(?)l/

Adjective

unanswerable (comparative more unanswerable, superlative most unanswerable)

1. Not answerable; impossible to answer.

   Synonym: answerless

   Antonym: answerable

2. Impossible to dispute or rebut; irrefutable; conclusive.

   Synonym: indisputable

   Antonyms: disputable, inconclusive, refutable

Related terms

Translations

Noun

unanswerable (plural unanswerables)

1. Something that cannot be answered.

References

• “unanswerable” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
• unanswerable in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.