irreconcilable

See also: Irreconcilable

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French irréconciliable, from Late Latin irreconciliābilis, from in- (“not”) + reconciliō (“I reconcile”) + -ābilis (“-able”).

Adjective

irreconcilable (comparative more irreconcilable, superlative most irreconcilable)

Unable to be reconciled; opposed; uncompromising.
Incompatible, discrepant, contradictory.
- 1919, W. Somerset Maugham, The Moon and Sixpence, chapter 26
  I amused myself by thinking that in his choice of books he showed pleasantly the irreconcilable sides of his fantastic nature.

Synonyms

(unable to be reconciled): hostile, hateful, antagonistic

Derived terms

Related terms

irreconciliation

Translations

unable to be reconciled; opposed; uncompromising

Belarusian: please add this translation if you can
Catalan: irreconciliable
Danish: uforenelig
Dutch: onverzoenlijk, irreconciliabel, onverenigbaar (nl)
French: irréconciliable (fr)
German: unversöhnlich (de), unvereinbar (de), unverträglich
Hungarian: kibékíthetetlen (hu)

Italian: irreconciliabile
Japanese: 和解できない (ja) (wakai dekinai), 憎い (ja) (nikui), 敵対する (ja) (tekitai suru)
Norwegian:
Bokmål: uforenelig (no), uforenlig, uforsonlig (no)
Romanian: ireconciliabil (ro) m
Russian: непримири́мый (ru) (neprimirímyj)
Spanish: irreconciliable m or f

Noun

irreconcilable (plural irreconcilables)

Something that cannot be reconciled.

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