different between inexplicable vs bewildering

English

Etymology

From Middle English inexplicable, from Middle French inexplicable, from Latin inexplic?bilis, from in- (“not”) +? explic?bilis (“explicable”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??n.?k?spl?.k?.bl?/, /?n??k.spl?.k?.b?l/

Adjective

inexplicable (comparative more inexplicable, superlative most inexplicable)

1. Impossible to explain; not easily accounted for.

   Synonyms: inexplainable, unexplainable, insoluble; see also Thesaurus:incomprehensible

   Antonyms: explicable; see also Thesaurus:comprehensible

Derived terms

Translations

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin inexplic?bilis.

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /in.?ks.pli?ka.bl?/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /in.eks.pli?ka.ble/
• Rhymes: -a?le

Adjective

inexplicable (masculine and feminine plural inexplicables)

1. inexplicable

   Antonym: explicable

Derived terms

• inexplicablement

Further reading

• “inexplicable” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “inexplicable” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
• “inexplicable” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “inexplicable” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

French

Etymology

From Latin inexplic?bilis; synchronically, in- +? explicable

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /i.n?k.spli.kabl/

Adjective

inexplicable (plural inexplicables)

1. inexplicable, unexplainable

   Antonym: explicable

Derived terms

• inexplicablement

Further reading

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

Galician

Alternative forms

• inexplicábel

Etymology

From Latin inexplic?bilis.

Adjective

inexplicable m or f (plural inexplicables)

1. inexplicable, unexplainable

   Antonym: explicable

Derived terms

• inexplicablemente

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin inexplic?bilis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ine?spli?kable/, [i.ne??s.pli?ka.??le]

Adjective

inexplicable (plural inexplicables)

1. inexplicable, unexplainable

   Antonym: explicable

Derived terms

• inexplicablemente

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /b??w?ld????/, IPA^(key): /b??w?ld???/
• Hyphenation: be?wil?der?ing
• Rhymes: -??k??

Etymology 1

From bewilder +? -ing.

Verb

bewildering

1. present participle of bewilder

Adjective

bewildering (comparative more bewildering, superlative most bewildering)

1. Very confusing, perplexing, or baffling, often due to a very large choice being available.

   There was a bewildering collection of curiosities filling the room.

Translations

Etymology 2

From bewilder +? -ing.

Noun

bewildering (plural bewilderings)

1. Bewilderment.