irrefutable

See also irréfutable

English

WOTD - 26 July 2010    

Etymology

From Late Latin irrefūtābilis, from in- (“not”) + refūtābilis.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˌɪrɪˈfjuːtəbl/

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Adjective

irrefutable (comparative more irrefutable, superlative most irrefutable)

1. undeniable; unable to be disproved or refuted

Antonyms

• refutable

Translations

undeniable, unable to be disproved

Armenian: անհերքելի (hy) (anherk’eli) Czech: nevyvratitelný (cs) m. Finnish: kiistaton, kiistämätön French: irréfutable (fr) German: unwiderlegbar (de) Italian: irrefutabile (it)

Manx: neuarganeagh (gv) Portuguese: irrefutável (pt) Russian: неопровержимый (ru), бесспорный (ru), несомненный (ru) Spanish: irrefutable (es) Swedish: obestridlig (sv), ovedersäglig (sv)

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Spanish

Adjective

irrefutable m. and f. (plural irrefutables)

1. irrefutable

Related terms

• refutar