unleavenable

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adjective

That cannot be leavened.

OriginEnglish leaven ← Middle English levayn ← Old French levain →
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Meanings

adjectiveunleavenable (not comparable)
  1. not comparableThat cannot be leavened.

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. Proto-Indo-European*h₁lengʷʰ-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*h₁léngʰus
  10. Proto-Italic*breɣʷisinflu.
  11. Proto-Italic*leɣʷis
  12. Latinlevis
  13. Latinlevō
  14. Vulgar Latin*levāmen
  15. Old Frenchlevain
  16. Middle Englishlevayn
  17. Englishleaven
  18. Englishunleavenable

From un- + leaven + -able.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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