different between irrefutable vs unanswerable

English

Etymology

From Late Latin irref?t?bilis, from in- (“not”) + ref?t?bilis (“refutable”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?????fju?t?b?l/, /?????fju?t?b?l/
• (rare) IPA^(key): /????fj?t?b?l/, /????fju?t?b?l/

Adjective

irrefutable (comparative more irrefutable, superlative most irrefutable)

1. undeniable; unable to be disproved or refuted

   Antonym: refutable

Translations

Spanish

Etymology

From Late Latin irref?t?bilis, from in- (“not”) + ref?t?bilis (“refutable”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /irefu?table/, [i.re.fu?t?a.??le]

Adjective

irrefutable (plural irrefutables)

1. irrefutable

Related terms

• refutar

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.