Grammatical class

Adjective

inexplicable

inexplicable, unexplainable

Details

Syllables

i-n-ex-pli-ca-ble

Phonetics

i.nɛk.spli.kabl

Grammatical class

Adjective

Freq. (books)

8218

Freq. (movies)

11743

Freq. (news)

20132

Sentences

La poésie est une quête de l'inexplicable.

Poetry is a search for the inexplicable.

A1

Tom était habituellement très fiable et son absence à la réunion était inexplicable.

Tom was normally very reliable and his absence from the meeting was inexplicable.

A1

À trop vouloir expliquer l'inexplicable, on finit par excuser l'inexcusable.

When anyone tries to explain the inexplicable, he is getting ready to excuse the inexcusable.

C2

Elle ne l'aimait pas, elle ne l'aimerait jamais; il lui inspirait une secrète et inexplicable aversion.

She didn't love him, she would never love him; he has inspired in her a secret and inexplicable dislike.

C2