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undateable

undateable

7.4
Too damaged to tell when something was made
  • adjective
  • /ʌnˈdeɪtəbl/
  • Specialized
: indatable
  • Without any inscriptions or artifacts, the cave paintings remained undateable for decades.

Examples

  • The ancient manuscript was so damaged that it was considered undateable by the experts.

  • The origin of the stone tool is undateable due to the lack of organic material.

  • This artifact is undateable.

  • The ancient artifact is undateable due to lack of records.

  • The ancient manuscript was so damaged that it was considered undateable by the experts.

  • Without any inscriptions or artifacts, the cave paintings remained undateable for decades.

  • The origin of the stone tool is undateable due to the lack of organic material.

Synonyms

unascertainable
vsundateable
1 9.8

Not possible to find out for certain

is limited to inability to find a date or age
undatable
vsundateable
  • Specialized
8.6

People cannot say when it was made

is about being unable to find either date or age

How Dateable

datable
1 5.7
undateable
  • Specialized
7.4

Surface Forms

undateable positive

Morphology

undateable = dateable (transparent) = un + date + able

The prefix 'un-' clearly negates the meaning of 'dateable', making it transparent.

Etymology

Undateable comes from the prefix un- meaning 'not' and the word date meaning 'a time' or 'the age of something'. So, undateable is 'not able to be given a date', which helps you remember it as something whose time or age cannot be found.