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unpardonable

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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [pahr-dn]
    • /ˈpɑr dn/
    • /ʌnˈpɑːdnəbl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [pahr-dn]
    • /ˈpɑr dn/

Definitions of unpardonable word

  • noun unpardonable kind indulgence, as in forgiveness of an offense or discourtesy or in tolerance of a distraction or inconvenience: I beg your pardon, but which way is Spruce Street? 1
  • noun unpardonable Law. a release from the penalty of an offense; a remission of penalty, as by a governor. the document by which such remission is declared. 1
  • noun unpardonable forgiveness of a serious offense or offender. 1
  • noun unpardonable Obsolete. a papal indulgence. 1
  • verb with object unpardonable to make courteous allowance for or to excuse: Pardon me, madam. 1
  • verb with object unpardonable to release (a person) from liability for an offense. 1

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Origin of unpardonable

First appearance:

before 1250
One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; Middle English (noun and v.) < Old French pardon (noun) remission, indulgence, noun derivative of pardoner (v.) < Medieval Latin perdōnāre to remit, overlook, literally, to forgive, equivalent to Latin per- for- (see per-) + dōnāre to give; see donate; Medieval Latin v. perhaps a translation from Germanic

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Parts of speech for Unpardonable

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

unpardonable popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

unpardonable usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for unpardonable

adj unpardonable

  • criticizable — to censure or find fault with.
  • indefensible — not justifiable; inexcusable: indefensible behavior.
  • inexcusable — incapable of being excused or justified.
  • inexpiable — not to be expiated; not allowing for expiation or atonement: an inexpiable crime.

adjective unpardonable

  • deplorable — If you say that something is deplorable, you think that it is very bad and unacceptable.
  • foundationless — Without foundation; unfounded.

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