"unexplainable" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˌʌn.ɛksˈpleɪ.nə.bl̩/ [US] Forms: more unexplainable [comparative], most unexplainable [superlative]
Etymology: From un- + explainable from explain + -able from Latin explanō (“I flatten, spread out, make plain or clear, explain”). Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|un|explainable}} un- + explainable, {{suffix|en|explain|able}} explain + -able, {{der|en|la|explanō||I flatten, spread out, make plain or clear, explain}} Latin explanō (“I flatten, spread out, make plain or clear, explain”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} unexplainable (comparative more unexplainable, superlative most unexplainable)
  1. That doesn't have a known or readily available explanation. Synonyms: inexplicable
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