unopenable

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adjective

That cannot be opened.

OriginEnglish openable ← Middle English open ← Old English open →
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Meanings

adjectiveunopenable (not comparable)
  1. not comparableThat cannot be opened.

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*upó
  9. Proto-Germanic*ub
  10. Proto-Germanic*upp
  11. Proto-Germanic*upanaz
  12. Proto-West Germanic*opan
  13. Old Englishopen
  14. Middle Englishopen
  15. Englishopen
  16. Englishopenable
  17. Englishunopenable

From un- + openable.

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Translations

French inouvrable
  • inouvrablethat cannot be opened
Icelandic óopnanlegur
  • óopnanlegurthat cannot be opened
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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