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unfigurable

unfigurable

9.9
Not able to be measured in numbers
  • adjective
  • /ʌnˈfɪɡjʊrəbəl/
  • Specialized
translation icon : inmedible
  • Some benefits of education are unfigurable, going far beyond what can be measured.

Examples

  • The value of friendship is often unfigurable in financial terms.

  • The concept of infinity is unfigurable.

  • The impact of her kindness was truly unfigurable and could not be captured by statistics.

  • Some emotions can feel unfigurable at times.

  • The impact of her kindness was truly unfigurable and could not be captured by statistics.

  • Some benefits of education are unfigurable, going far beyond what can be measured.

  • The value of friendship is often unfigurable in financial terms.

Synonyms

immeasurable
vsunfigurable
14 5.5

So large or great you cannot say how big

is the general inability to be measured, not only due to extreme size
unquantifiable
vsunfigurable
1 7.8

Impossible to measure or show with a number

is more general, covering any inability to be measured or calculated
unmeasurable
vsunfigurable
1 6.2

Too large or without clear limits to say how big it is

is the general inability to be measured regardless of limits or size
incommensurable
vsunfigurable
  • Formal
1 9.9

Cannot be measured or compared because there is no common standard

is the inability to be measured regardless of common standards
nonmeasurable
vsunfigurable
7.2

You cannot give a number or amount for it

is the same meaning but uses a different word form
immensurable
vsunfigurable
9.9

Too great to measure

is the broader idea of not being able to be measured for any reason
incomputable
vsunfigurable
  • Specialized
9.9

Too hard to calculate or measure

is the general inability to be measured or expressed numerically
undeterminable
vsunfigurable
7.6

It is not possible to know for sure

is about not being measurable by number or amount rather than decision
unascertainable
vsunfigurable
9.8

Not possible to find out for certain

is about numeric measurement impossibility rather than discoverability

How Measurable

precise
286 3.6
quantifiable
9 5.0
measurable
41 3.7
indeterminate
  • Specialized
1 8.1
unfigurable
  • Specialized
9.9

Surface Forms

unfigurable positive

Morphology

unfigurable = figurable (transparent) = un + figure + able

Negation of 'figurable' formed from 'figure' (in the numerical sense) + '-able'; the meaning is directly inferable for learners who know 'figure' as 'number'.

Etymology

Unfigurable is formed from un- 'not' and figure, the same root as the common word figure which can mean a 'number' or 'measure', so it means something you cannot measure or put into numbers.