indeseable

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Spanish in-

Spanish desear

Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom

Proto-Italic *-ðlom

Proto-Italic *-ðlis

Latin -bilis

Latin -ābilis

Old Spanish -abile

Spanish -able

Spanish deseable

Spanish indeseable

From in- + deseable.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /indeseˈable/ [ĩn̪.d̪e.seˈa.β̞le]
• Rhymes: -able
• Syllabification: in‧de‧se‧a‧ble

Adjective

indeseable m or f (masculine and feminine plural indeseables)

1. undesirable

   Antonym: deseable

Further reading

• “indeseable”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025