unfigurable
- adjective
- /ʌnˈfɪɡjʊrəbəl/
- Specialized
- Some benefits of education are unfigurable, going far beyond what can be measured.
Examples
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The value of friendship is often unfigurable in financial terms.
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The concept of infinity is unfigurable.
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The impact of her kindness was truly unfigurable and could not be captured by statistics.
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Some emotions can feel unfigurable at times.
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The impact of her kindness was truly unfigurable and could not be captured by statistics.
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Some benefits of education are unfigurable, going far beyond what can be measured.
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The value of friendship is often unfigurable in financial terms.
Synonyms
So large or great you cannot say how big
Impossible to measure or show with a number
Too large or without clear limits to say how big it is
Cannot be measured or compared because there is no common standard
You cannot give a number or amount for it
Too great to measure
Too hard to calculate or measure
It is not possible to know for sure
Not possible to find out for certain
How Measurable
- Specialized
- Specialized
Surface Forms
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.