"undownable" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ʌnˈdaʊn.ə.bəl/ [UK, US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-undownable.wav
Etymology: From un- + downable. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|un|downable}} un- + downable Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} undownable (not comparable)
  1. (rare) Undeniably important; which cannot be played down or ignored. Tags: not-comparable, rare Translations (undeniably important; which cannot be played down or ignored): vastustamaton (Finnish), vastaansanomaton (Finnish), kiistaton (Finnish), pitävä (Finnish), primordial [masculine] (French), incontournable (French), importantísimo (Spanish), primordial (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-undownable-en-adj-nstxj5dq Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with un-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with un-: 45 55 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 45 55 Disambiguation of 'undeniably important; which cannot be played down or ignored': 91 9
  2. (rare) Invincible; which cannot be brought down or overcome. Tags: not-comparable, rare Translations (invincible; which cannot be brought down or overcome): vastustamaton (Finnish), voittamaton (Finnish), kumoamaton (Finnish), inflexible (French), inamovible (French), irrépressible (French), résilient (French), неуязвимый (neujazvimyj) (Russian), inflexible (Spanish), adamantino (Spanish), inamovible (Spanish), irreprimible (Spanish), resiliente (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-undownable-en-adj-pcHgM5Xq Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with un-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with un-: 45 55 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 44 56 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 45 55 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 42 58 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 42 58 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 42 58 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 41 59 Disambiguation of 'invincible; which cannot be brought down or overcome': 11 89
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