Meanings
comparative more indeterminable · superlative most indeterminable
- That is incapable of being measured.
- That is incapable of being ascertained.
plural indeterminables
- An indeterminable thing or quantity.
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivenot capable of being definitely decided or ascertained
adjectiveincapable of being definitely ascertained or calculated
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Late Latinindeterminabilis
- Middle Frenchindeterminable
- Englishindeterminable
From Middle French indeterminable, from Late Latin indeterminabilis.
More words from Middle French, Late Latin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan indeterminable
- indeterminableincapable of being ascertained
French indéterminable
- indéterminableincapable of being ascertained
Italian indeterminabile
- indeterminabileincapable of being ascertained
Portuguese imensurável, indeterminável
- imensurávelincapable of being measured
- indeterminávelincapable of being ascertained
- indefinívelincapable of being ascertained
Spanish indeterminable
- indeterminableincapable of being ascertained
Cite this entry
indeterminable. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/indeterminable
“indeterminable.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/indeterminable. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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