"unmissable" meaning in English

See unmissable in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more unmissable [comparative], most unmissable [superlative]
Etymology: From un- + missable. Etymology templates: {{af|en|un-|missable|id1=negative}} un- + missable Head templates: {{en-adj}} unmissable (comparative more unmissable, superlative most unmissable)
  1. Not to be missed; thoroughly worth seeing or experiencing. Translations (that cannot be missed): imperdible (Catalan), imperdable (French), incontournable (French), unverpassbar (German), unverlierbar (German), imperdível (Portuguese), беспроигрышный (besproigryšnyj) (Russian), imperdible (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-unmissable-en-adj-IT9t5Uso Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with un- (negative), Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 94 6 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with un- (negative): 78 22 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 95 5 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 93 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 98 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 90 10 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 96 4 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 88 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 90 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 96 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 98 2 Disambiguation of 'that cannot be missed': 84 16
  2. Impossible to miss.
    Sense id: en-unmissable-en-adj-dvjz5Zmq
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