different between unanswerable vs indubitable

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.

English

Etymology

in- +? dubitable

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?n?dju?b?t?b?l/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?n?dub?t?b?l/

Adjective

indubitable (comparative more indubitable, superlative most indubitable)

1. clearly true; providing no possibility of doubt.

   The indubitable effect of the potion convinced many nonbelievers.

Synonyms

• undoubtable

Derived terms

• indubitably

Translations

Noun

indubitable (plural indubitables)

1. That which is indubitable.

   If we build logically upwards from a few indubitables, the whole system must remain correct.

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin ind?bit?bilis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??.dy.bi.tabl/

Adjective

indubitable (plural indubitables)

1. indubitable

   Synonym: incontestable

Derived terms

• indubitablement

Further reading

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

Spanish

Adjective

indubitable (plural indubitables)

1. indubitable