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noncallable

noncallable

7.7
You cannot reach it by phone
  • adjective
  • /nɒnˈkɔːləbəl/
translation icon : inalcanzable
  • The office line is noncallable outside of business hours, so please email instead.

Examples

  • Her phone became noncallable after she traveled to a remote area with no signal.

  • Due to technical issues, the customer service number was noncallable for several hours.

  • My phone is noncallable right now.

  • The office line is noncallable after hours.

  • Her phone became noncallable after she traveled to a remote area with no signal.

  • Due to technical issues, the customer service number was noncallable for several hours.

  • The office line is noncallable outside of business hours, so please email instead.

Synonyms

unreachable
vsnoncallable
15 4.9

Too difficult to get to because of where or how it is

refers specifically to not being able to receive phone calls

Compounds

noncallable bond
  • Specialized
8.2

A bond that the company or government that sold it cannot repay before the end date

How Reachable

reachable
9 2.8
noncallable
7.7
unreachable
15 4.9

Surface Forms

noncallable positive

Morphology

noncallable = callable (transparent) = non + call + able

A straightforward negative formation from 'callable' (able to receive a call), which a learner can deduce from 'call' + '-able'.

Etymology

The word noncallable comes from the parts non- 'not' and callable 'able to be called'. Here call means a phone 'call', so a noncallable phone, number, or line cannot receive calls and is not reachable by phone.