Meanings
noununpredictability (countable and uncountable, plural unpredictabilities)
plural unpredictabilities
- uncountableThe quality of being unpredictable.
The unpredictability of Gemini was then contrasted with examples of human spontaneity, like the splatter technique of Jackson Pollock.
2025 January 30, Tessa Solomon, “AI Art Lacking ‘Human Expression’ Cannot Be Copyrighted, US Officials Say”, in ARTnews - countableSomething which is unpredictable.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounthe quality of being guided by sudden unpredictable impulses
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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-
- Englishpredictability
- Englishunpredictability
From un- + predictability.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan impredictibilitat
- impredictibilitatThe quality of being unpredictable
Chinese Mandarin 變化莫測 /变化莫测, 出乎意料
- 變化莫測 /变化莫测 (biànhuàmòcè)The quality of being unpredictable
- 出乎意料 (chūhūyìliào)The quality of being unpredictable
Danish uforudsigelighed
- uforudsigelighedThe quality of being unpredictable
Dutch onvoorspelbaarheid, onvoorspelbaarheid
- onvoorspelbaarheidThe quality of being unpredictable
- onvoorspelbaarheidSomething which is unpredictable
Estonian ettearvamatus
- ettearvamatusThe quality of being unpredictable
Finnish ennalta-arvaamattomuus
- ennalta-arvaamattomuusThe quality of being unpredictable
French imprévisibilité
- imprévisibilitéThe quality of being unpredictable
German Unvorhersehbarkeit
- UnvorhersehbarkeitThe quality of being unpredictable
Hawaiian ʻaʻole hiki ke wānana ʻia
- ʻaʻole hiki ke wānana ʻiaThe quality of being unpredictable
Hungarian kiszámíthatatlanság
- kiszámíthatatlanságThe quality of being unpredictable
Italian imprevedibilità
- imprevedibilitàThe quality of being unpredictable
Māori kumukumu
- kumukumuThe quality of being unpredictable
Polish nieprzewidywalność
- nieprzewidywalnośćThe quality of being unpredictable
Portuguese imprevisibilidade, imprevisibilidade
- imprevisibilidadeThe quality of being unpredictable
- imprevisibilidadeSomething which is unpredictable
Romanian neprevizibilitate, neanticipabilitate
- neprevizibilitateThe quality of being unpredictable
- neanticipabilitateThe quality of being unpredictable
- neprevizibilitateSomething which is unpredictable
Russian непредсказу́емость
- непредсказу́емость (nepredskazújemostʹ)The quality of being unpredictable
Spanish imprevisibilidad, impredecibilidad
- imprevisibilidadThe quality of being unpredictable
- impredecibilidadThe quality of being unpredictable
- lo imprevisible / impredecibleSomething which is unpredictable
Swedish oförutsägbarhet
- oförutsägbarhetThe quality of being unpredictable
Ukrainian непередба́чуваність, непрогнозо́ваність
- непередба́чуваність (neperedbáčuvanistʹ)The quality of being unpredictable
- непрогнозо́ваність (neprohnozóvanistʹ)The quality of being unpredictable
Cite this entry
APA
unpredictability. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unpredictability
MLA
“unpredictability.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unpredictability. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unpredictability,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unpredictability.
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