unrepresentable

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adjective

That cannot be represented, shown or displayed.

“Some concepts found in literature are unrepresentable on the theatrical stage.”

OriginEnglish representable ← Middle English un- ← Old English un- →
Scrabble 19
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Meanings

adjectiveunrepresentable (comparative more unrepresentable, superlative most unrepresentable)

comparative more unrepresentable · superlative most unrepresentable

  1. That cannot be represented, shown or displayed.

    Some concepts found in literature are unrepresentable on the theatrical stage.

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. Englishrepresentable
  9. Englishunrepresentable

From un- + representable.

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Translations

French irreprésentable
  • irreprésentablecannot be represented
Italian irrappresentabile
  • irrappresentabilecannot be represented
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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