irresolvable

[ ir-i-zol-vuh-buhl ]

adjective

1. not resolvable; incapable of being resolved, analyzable, or solvable.

irresolvable

/ ˌɪrɪˈzɒlvəbəl /

adjective

1. not able to be resolved into parts or elements
2. not able to be solved; insoluble

Derived Forms

• ˌirreˌsolvaˈbility, noun
• ˌirreˈsolvably, adverb

Other Words From

• irre·solva·bili·ty irre·solva·ble·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of irresolvable¹

First recorded in 1650–60; ir- ² + resolvable

Example Sentences

In any case it seemed like an irresolvable dispute, since experiments would give the same results either way.

From Science News

I think humans enjoy having arguments about irresolvable problems.

From Nautilus

The detective described the case as an unresolved and perhaps irresolvable instance of “he said, she said.”

From The Daily Beast

A master teacher invites his pupils to attend to objects that embody irresolvable tensions.

From The Daily Beast

When companies find themselves in seemingly irresolvable disputes with each other, they often bring in a mediator.

From The Daily Beast

Is it a puzzle to be solved, or is the ambiguity meant to stand, irresolvable?

From The Daily Beast

The perplexing thing about life is the irresolvable complexity of reality, of things and relations alike.

From Project Gutenberg

Are these truths ultimate and irresolvable facts, or are their complexities and perplexities the mere expressions of a higher law?

From Project Gutenberg

Nebulous matter resolvable occurs close to nebulous matter irresolvable.

From Project Gutenberg

It is the one quantity that is endowed with a magnitude which is both inconceivable and irresolvable.

From Project Gutenberg

In sex are we always to be faced with an irresolvable tangle of disharmonies?

From Project Gutenberg