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unexplicability

unexplicability is the rare form of inexplicability.

Meaning of inexplicability

Noun

inexplicability (countable and uncountable, plural inexplicabilities)

  1. (uncountable) The state of being difficult to account for; the state of being inexplicable.
    • [T]he inexplicability of the general’s conduct dwelt much on her thoughts.1803 (date written), [Jane Austen], chapter XXVI, in Northanger Abbey; published in Northanger Abbey: And Persuasion. […], volume (please specify |volume=I or II), London: John Murray, […], 20...
  2. (countable) Something that is inexplicable.
    • Both mother and daughter now fell into a train of painful perplexity and conjecture. Lady Delamore had long thought Mrs. Fermor’s carrying Mary off to town without permitting her to say adieu at Delamore Castle, detaining her so long there, and lady Frances Harcourt joining their mysterious party...1806, [Catherine Cuthbertson], chapter XX, in Santo Sebastiano: or, The Young Protector. […], volume V, London: […] George Robinson, […], →OCLC, page 386
    Synonyms:
    inexplicable

Forms of unexplicability

pluralunexplicabilities

Origin of unexplicability

From unexplic(able) + -ability.

Questions about unexplicability

What is unexplicability the rare form of?
Unexplicability is the rare form of inexplicability.

Words near unexplicability in the dictionary

  1. unexplainedly
  2. unexplainedness
  3. unexplaining
  4. unexplanatory
  5. unexplicabilities
  6. unexplicability
  7. unexplicable
  8. unexplicableness
  9. unexplicables
  10. unexplicably
  11. unexplicated

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