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inexplicable
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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- inexplicable, unexplainable
- Antonym: explicable
Derived terms
- inexplicablemente
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supernatural
English
Etymology
From Middle English supernatural, supernatural, from Middle French supernaturel, from Latin supern?t?r?lis, from super (“above”) + n?t?ra (“nature; that which we are born with”), from n?tus (“born”), perfect passive participle of n?sc? (“to be born”) + adjective suffix -?lis.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?s(j)u?p??nat?(?)??l/
- (General American) IPA(key): /?s(j)u?p??næt???l/, /?s(j)u?p??næt???l/
- (General New Zealand) IPA(key): /?s(j)??p??n?t???(l)/
Adjective
supernatural (comparative more supernatural, superlative most supernatural)
- Above nature; beyond or added to nature, often so considered because it is given by a deity or some force beyond that which humans are born with.
- In Roman Catholic theology, sanctifying grace is considered to be a supernatural addition to human nature.
- Stephen King's first novel is about a girl named Carrie dealing with supernatural powers.
- March 14, 2018, Roger Penrose writing in The Guardian, 'Mind over matter': Stephen Hawking – obituary
- As with the Delphic oracle of ancient Greece, physical impairment seemed compensated by almost supernatural gifts, which allowed his mind to roam the universe freely, upon occasion enigmatically revealing some of its secrets hidden from ordinary mortal view.
- Not of the usual; not natural; altered by forces that are not understood fully if at all.
Synonyms
- extraordinary, paranormal, preternatural, supranatural, unnatural
Antonyms
- ordinary
- natural
Translations
Noun
supernatural (plural supernaturals)
- (countable) A supernatural being
- (uncountable) Supernatural beings and events collectively (when used with definite article: "the supernatural")
- 2012, Blake Morrison, The Guardian, [1]:
- Dr Johnson defended Shakespeare's use of the supernatural from the charge of implausibility on the grounds that, "The reality of witchcraft … has in all ages and countries been credited by the common people, and in most by the learned."
- 2012, Blake Morrison, The Guardian, [1]:
Translations
Middle English
Alternative forms
- supernaturel
Etymology
From Middle French supernaturel, from Latin supern?t?r?lis; equivalent to super- +? natural.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?siu?p?rna??tiu?ral/, /?siu?p?rna??tiu?r?l/, /?siu?p?rna?tiu?ral/, /?siu?p?rna?tiu?r?l/
Adjective
supernatural
- (Late Middle English, religion) Deity-related; from God.
Descendants
- English: supernatural
- Scots: supernatural
References
- “supern??t?r?l, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-06-14.
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin supern?t?r?lis.
Adjective
supernatural (plural supernaturales)
- supernatural
- Synonym: sobrenatural
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