Meanings
adjectiveuncontainable (comparative more uncontainable, superlative most uncontainable)
comparative more uncontainable · superlative most uncontainable
- That cannot be contained.
The uncontainable fire and restlessness of the Allegro is subdued in the Adagio to a sweet, resigned, spiritually sustained mood of melancholy.
1866 January 20, “Beethoven's Fourth Symphony”, in Dwight's Journal of Music, volume 25, page 172
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Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*né
- Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
- Proto-Germanic*un-
- Proto-West Germanic*un-
- Old Englishun-
- Middle Englishun-
- Englishun-
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
- Proto-Italic*kom
- Proto-Italic*kom-
- Latincon-
- Proto-Indo-European*ten-
- Proto-Indo-European*tn̥eh₁yéti
- Proto-Italic*tenēō
- Latinteneō
- Latincontineō
- Latincontinēre
- Old Frenchcontenir
- Middle Englishconteinen
- Englishcontain
- Englishcontainable
- Englishuncontainable
From un- + containable.
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uncontainable. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/uncontainable
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“uncontainable.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/uncontainable. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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