Meanings
adjectiveunphotographable (comparative more unphotographable, superlative most unphotographable)
comparative more unphotographable · superlative most unphotographable
- Not photographable; that cannot be captured in a photograph.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*né
- Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
- Proto-Germanic*un-
- Proto-West Germanic*un-
- Old Englishun-
- Middle Englishun-
- Englishun-
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂-
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰéh₂os
- Proto-Hellenic*pʰáwos
- Ancient Greekφᾰ́ος (phắos)
- Ancient Greekφῶς (phôs)
- Ancient Greekφωτο- (phōto-)
- Englishphoto-
- Proto-Indo-European*gerbʰ-
- Proto-Hellenic*grə́pʰō
- Ancient Greekγράφω (gráphō)
- Englishphotograph
- Englishphotographable
- Englishunphotographable
From un- + photographable.
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APA
unphotographable. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unphotographable
MLA
“unphotographable.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unphotographable. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unphotographable,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unphotographable.
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