unlearnable
- adjective
- /ʌnˈlɜrnəbl/
- True talent is a gift: ephemeral, elusive, undefinable, unteachable, unlearnable.
Examples
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After years of trying, she concluded that the technique was simply unlearnable for her.
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For many, fluency in a new language seems unlearnable without immersive practice.
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Some skills, like advanced mathematics, can feel truly unlearnable for most students.
Synonyms
Not possible to get or reach
Not possible to do or reach
Impossible to teach, usually needing natural talent or personal experience
Not able or willing to learn from teaching
Difficult to understand even after thinking about it
Hard or impossible to understand
Impossible to learn completely, control, or become skilled at
Antonyms
How Learnable
Surface Forms
Morphology
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.