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unlearnable

unlearnable

7.9
Difficult to forget because it stays strongly in your memory
  • adjective
  • /ʌnˈlɜrnəbl/
translation icon : inolvidable
  • The traumatic event left an unlearnable impression on his mind.

Examples

  • The melody was so hauntingly beautiful it felt almost unlearnable.

  • Some childhood lessons are so deeply rooted that they become unlearnable.

  • This concept is unlearnable for many students.

  • Some skills can feel unlearnable after years of practice.

  • The traumatic event left an unlearnable impression on his mind that haunted him for years.

  • Some childhood lessons are so deeply rooted that they become unlearnable and shape our beliefs.

  • After struggling for hours, he realized that the formula was simply unlearnable for his classmates.

Synonyms

unforgettable
vsunlearnable
58 3.4

Very strong or special so you remember it for a long time

covers things hard to forget generally, not only emotionally striking cases
indelible
vsunlearnable
23 7.0

Not able to be removed, erased, or forgotten

applies specifically to memory or knowledge rather than physical marks
ineradicable
vsunlearnable
1 8.8

Not possible to remove completely

is about deep physical permanence rather than specific persistence in memory
unerasable
vsunlearnable
1 7.1

Cannot be removed, like a mark or memory

relates to lasting memory or knowledge rather than literal failure to delete
ineffaceable
vsunlearnable
9.9

Something you cannot remove or forget

allows cases that are extremely difficult to forget rather than only absolute impossibility
inexpungeable
vsunlearnable
9.9

Not able to be removed or erased completely

is about difficulty of forgetting from memory rather than physical removal
inexpungible
vsunlearnable
9.9

A mark, memory, or smell you cannot remove and that stays with you

focuses on memory difficulty rather than physical erasure or destruction

How Forgettable

forgettable
16 3.8
memorable
181 3.5
unlearnable
7.9

Surface Forms

unlearnable positive
unlearnabler comparative
unlearnablest superlative

Morphology

unlearnable = unlearn (semi-transparent) = un + learn + able

Formed from the verb 'unlearn' + '-able'; the structure is analyzable but 'unlearn' (meaning to reverse or forget learning) may be less familiar or productive for learners, so the overall sense can be confusing.

Etymology

The word unlearnable comes from un- ('not') and learn ('to get knowledge'). So it means something you cannot forget or remove from your memory.