indubitable
English
Etymology
Either from French indubitable or Latin indubitābilis.[1] By surface analysis, in- + dubitable.
Pronunciation
Adjective
indubitable (comparative more indubitable, superlative most indubitable)
- Clearly true; providing no possibility of doubt.
- The indubitable effect of the potion convinced many nonbelievers.
Synonyms
Derived terms
Translations
not dubitable
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Noun
indubitable (plural indubitables)
- That which is indubitable.
- If we build logically upwards from a few indubitables, the whole system must remain correct.
References
- ^ “indubitable, adj.”, in OED Online , Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin indūbitābilis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɛ̃.dy.bi.tabl/
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Adjective
indubitable (plural indubitables)
- indubitable
- Synonym: incontestable
Derived terms
Further reading
- “indubitable”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin indūbitābilis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /indubiˈtable/ [ĩn̪.d̪u.β̞iˈt̪a.β̞le]
- Rhymes: -able
- Syllabification: in‧du‧bi‧ta‧ble
Adjective
indubitable m or f (masculine and feminine plural indubitables)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “indubitable”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024