un-understandable

adjective un-un·der·stand·able \ ˌən-ˌən-dər-ˈstan-də-bəl \

variants: or ununderstandable

Definition of un-understandable

: impossible to understand : not understandable

Karl Jaspers held, famously, that schizophrenic phenomena are ununderstandable.
—Naomi Eilan

First Known Use of un-understandable

circa 1631

in the meaning defined above

See Words from the same year

NEW! Time Traveler

Seen and Heard

What made you want to look up un-understandable? Please tell us where you read or heard it (including the quote, if possible).

show

WORD OF THE DAY

skirl

play

to emit the high shrill tone of bagpipes

Words at Play

Ask the Editors

Word Games