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unlearnable

unlearnable

8.2
Very hard to learn even after much practice
  • adjective
  • /ʌnˈlɜrnəbl/
translation icon : inaprensible
  • True talent is a gift: ephemeral, elusive, undefinable, unteachable, unlearnable.

Examples

  • After years of trying, she concluded that the technique was simply unlearnable for her.

  • For many, fluency in a new language seems unlearnable without immersive practice.

  • Some skills, like advanced mathematics, can feel truly unlearnable for most students.

Synonyms

unattainable
vsunlearnable
18 6.3

Not possible to get or reach

applies to being too hard to learn or master rather than to goals
unachievable
vsunlearnable
3 6.3

Not possible to do or reach

concerns difficulty in learning or mastering rather than task completion
unteachable
vsunlearnable
1 5.4

Impossible to teach, usually needing natural talent or personal experience

focuses on learner difficulty to learn rather than failure of teaching
uneducable
vsunlearnable
  • Offensive
1 8.8

Not able or willing to learn from teaching

refers to extreme difficulty in learning rather than to specific causes preventing teaching
ungraspable
vsunlearnable
1 8.6

Difficult to understand even after thinking about it

focuses on inability to learn or master rather than only lack of understanding
ungettable
vsunlearnable
1 9.6

Hard or impossible to understand

applies to learning difficulty or mastering rather than inability to obtain things
unmasterable
vsunlearnable
9.5

Impossible to learn completely, control, or become skilled at

accepts extreme difficulty in learning rather than only absolute impossibility

Antonyms

1 3.4

Someone can understand and remember it after study or practice

How Learnable

simple
1.0
learnable
1 3.4
difficult
1.6
unlearnable
8.2

Surface Forms

unlearnable positive
unlearnabler comparative
unlearnablest superlative

Morphology

unlearnable = learnable (transparent) = un + learn + able

A straightforward prefixation of 'un-' onto the adjective 'learnable' (learn + -able), yielding 'not capable of being learned', which is directly derivable by learners.

Etymology

The word unlearnable comes from un- ('not') and learn ('to get knowledge'). So it can mean something that is 'not able to be learned', too hard to learn or master.