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 (fi), kiistämätön (fi)
• French: irréfutable (fr)
• German: unwiderlegbar (de)
• Irish: dobhréagnaithe (ga)

• Italian: irrefutabile (it)
• Manx: neuarganeagh (gv)
• Portuguese: irrefutável (pt)
• Russian: неопровержимый (ru) (neoproveržimyj), бесспорный (ru) (besspornyj), несомненный (ru) (nesomnennyj)
• 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