unbuildable

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adjective

Not buildable; that cannot be built.

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Meanings

adjectiveunbuildable (not comparable)
  1. not comparableNot buildable; that cannot be built.

    Because unusual facades catch the public’s eye and generate much of the popular interest in contemporary architecture, clients often urge an architect to build something that looks unbuildable.

    2008 June 8, Arthur Lubow, “Face Value”, in New York Times

Origin

From un- + buildable.

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Translations

French inconstructible, imbâtissable
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Cite this entry
APA

unbuildable. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unbuildable

MLA

“unbuildable.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unbuildable. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unbuildable,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unbuildable.

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