"inextricable" meaning in English

See inextricable in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˌɪnɪkˈstrɪkəbl/, /ˌɪnɛkˈstrɪkəbl/, /ɪnˈɛkstrɪkəbl/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-inextricable.wav
Etymology: From Middle French inextricable, from Latin inextricabilis. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|frm|inextricable}} Middle French inextricable, {{uder|en|la|inextricabilis}} Latin inextricabilis Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} inextricable (not comparable)
  1. (of a knot etc) Impossible to untie or disentangle. Tags: not-comparable Translations (impossible to untie or disentangle): заплетен (zapleten) (Bulgarian), неразвръзваем (nerazvrǎzvaem) (Bulgarian), inextricable (French), unentwirrbar (German), unablösbar (German), inestricabile (Italian), inextricabilis (Latin), не распутывающийся (ne rasputyvajuščijsja) (Russian), безнадёжно запутанный (beznadjóžno zaputannyj) (Russian), inextricable (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-inextricable-en-adj-BiN5K1H5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 41 28 31 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 61 20 20 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 65 28 6 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 71 23 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 71 22 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 72 18 10 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 78 19 3 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 72 18 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 82 14 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 82 14 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 82 14 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 81 16 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 74 17 9 Disambiguation of 'impossible to untie or disentangle': 81 12 7
  2. (of a problem) Impossible to solve. Tags: not-comparable Translations (impossible to solve): неразрешим (nerazrešim) (Bulgarian), unlösbar (German), неразрешимый (nerazrešimyj) (Russian), olöslig (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-inextricable-en-adj-yl7UNf7x Disambiguation of 'impossible to solve': 13 79 8
  3. (of a maze etc) Impossible from which to escape. Tags: not-comparable Translations (impossible to escape from): безизходен (bezizhoden) (Bulgarian), inextricable (French), unentrinnbar (German), безвыходный (bezvyxodnyj) (Russian), omöjlig att komma ur (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-inextricable-en-adj-fc5C6oKI Disambiguation of 'impossible to escape from': 22 24 54

Alternative forms

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