unclassifiable

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UK/ʌnˈklæsɪfaɪ.əbəl/

adjective

Incapable of being classified.

“an unclassifiable mixture of genres”

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Meanings

adjectiveunclassifiable (not comparable)
  1. not comparableIncapable of being classified.

    an unclassifiable mixture of genres

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivenot possible to classify

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Germanic*un-
  4. Proto-West Germanic*un-
  5. Old Englishun-
  6. Middle Englishun-
  7. Englishun-
  8. Englishclassifiable
  9. Englishunclassifiable

From un- + classifiable.

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Translations

Catalan inclassificable
  • inclassificableincapable of being classified
French inclassable
  • inclassableincapable of being classified
German unklassifizierbar
  • unklassifizierbarincapable of being classified
Italian inclassificabile
  • inclassificabileincapable of being classified
Spanish inclasificable
  • inclasificableincapable of being classified
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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