different between irreconcilable vs unatonable

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French irréconciliable, from Late Latin irreconcili?bilis, from in- (“not”) + reconcili? (“I reconcile”) + -?bilis (“-able”).

Pronunciation

Adjective

irreconcilable (comparative more irreconcilable, superlative most irreconcilable)

1. Unable to be reconciled; opposed; uncompromising.
2. Incompatible, discrepant, contradictory.
   • 1919, W. Somerset Maugham, The Moon and Sixpence, chapter 26

     I amused myself by thinking that in his choice of books he showed pleasantly the irreconcilable sides of his fantastic nature.

Synonyms

• (unable to be reconciled): hostile, hateful, antagonistic

Derived terms

• irreconcilableness
• irreconcilability

Related terms

• irreconciliation

Translations

Noun

irreconcilable (plural irreconcilables)

1. Something that cannot be reconciled.

English

Etymology

un- +? atonable

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?n??t??n?b?l/

Adjective

unatonable (comparative more unatonable, superlative most unatonable)

1. Incapable of being atoned for; inexpiable.
2. (obsolete) Not capable of being brought into harmony; irreconcilable.