unfillable

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adjective

Not fillable; not able to be filled.

OriginMiddle English unfillable →
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Meanings

unfillable1

adjectiveunfillable (not comparable)
  1. not comparableNot fillable; not able to be filled.

    What was I supposed to do for the rest of my life? The rest of the afternoon alone seemed unfillable.

    1995, Richard Powers, Galatea 2.2, Vintage (2019), page 37

unfillable2

adjectiveunfillable (not comparable)
  1. not comparableAble to be unfilled.

Origin

unfillable · adjective

  1. Middle Englishunfillable
  2. Englishunfillable

From Middle English unfillable; equivalent to un- + fillable.

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unfillable · adjective

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ent-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énts
  3. Proto-Germanic*anda-
  4. Proto-West Germanic*anda-
  5. Old Englishand-
  6. Old Englishon-
  7. Middle Englishon-
  8. Englishun-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*pleh₁-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*pl̥h₁nós
  11. Proto-Germanic*fullaz
  12. Proto-Germanic*fullijaną
  13. Proto-West Germanic*fullijan
  14. Old Englishfyllan
  15. Middle Englishfillen
  16. Englishfill
  17. Englishunfill
  18. Englishunfillable

From unfill + -able.

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APA

unfillable. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unfillable

MLA

“unfillable.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unfillable. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unfillable,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unfillable.

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