unrepresentable

unrepresentable

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
English un-
Proto-Italic *wre-
Latin re-der.
Old French re-bor.
Middle English re-
English re-
English presend
English -t
English present
English represent
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 representable
English unrepresentable

    From un- + representable.

    Adjective

    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.

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