undyeable

undyeable

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
English un-
English dye
Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr
Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom
Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis
Proto-Italic *-ðlis
Latin -bilis
Latin -ābilis
Old French -ablebor.
Middle English -able
English -able
English undyeable

    From un- + dye + -able.

    Adjective

    undyeable (comparative more undyeable, superlative most undyeable)

    1. Unable to be dyed.
    2. Best left undyed. (Can we add an example for this sense?)

    Antonyms

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