ununderstandableness

A form of un-understandableness — The quality of being ununderstandable.

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Meanings

nounununderstandableness (uncountable)
  1. alternativeuncountableAlternative form of un-understandableness.

    Finally, it would seem that unnaturalness does not consist in incomprehensibility or ununderstandableness, in any straightforward way.

    1975, Michael Slote, “Inapplicable Concepts and Sexual Perversion”, in Robert Baker, Frederick Elliston, editors, Philosophy & Sex, Buffalo, N.Y.: Prometheus Books, →ISBN, section “The Logic of Deviation”, page 262
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    For the first time Desire felt that there was something about Peter which reminded her of the slow inevitableness and ununderstandableness of the ways of nature.

    1908, U[na] L[ucy] Silberrad, chapter XIII, in Desire, New York, N.Y.: Doubleday, Page & Company, page 195

    Those particular threads in that particular pattern, matter extended in space in that particular formless form, the utter ununderstandableness of it all,—is felt as a counterpart to the meaningful meaninglessness of the passage of time.

    1968, R[eginald] H[orace] Blyth, Haiku: Summer-Autumn, page 358

Origin

From ununderstandable + -ness.

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