unclassifiable
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8.1
- adjective
- /ʌnˈklæsɪfaɪəbl/
:
inclasificable
- His unclassifiable documentaries treat memory as the stuff of science fiction, a notion he shared with his early associate Alain Resnais.
Examples
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The art exhibition featured several unclassifiable pieces that didn't fit traditional genres.
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Set 2 included one problem-based picture, two action pictures, and three unclassifiable pictures.
Academic text (2015) -
Set 1 included three problem-based pictures, three action pictures, and one unclassifiable picture.
Academic text (2015) -
The unclassifiable label was used for responses that were incongruent with other categories.
Academic text (2010) -
In the "Residual" or unclassifiable category, both groups display roughly similar proportions.
Academic text (2003) -
The categories included attending church/religious meetings (8.7 percent, n = 12), unclassifiable (6.5 percent, n = 9), and reading scriptures (2.2 percent, n = 3).
Academic text (2010) -
Toussaint relied on style to distinguish popular from elite images of saints and portraits, while he considered the subject matter of the other works (ex-votos and scenes of everyday life and local history) to be unclassifiable according to the standards of high European art.
Academic text (2012) -
A dynamic multidisciplinary discussion between physicians, radiologists, and pathologists experienced in the diagnosis of interstitial lung disease increases diagnostic agreement and thus is considered the diagnostic gold standard, although a few patients remain unclassifiable.
Academic text (2016) -
The researchers labeled the unusual species as unclassifiable due to its unique characteristics.
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After careful analysis, the data from the survey resulted in several unclassifiable responses that defied categorization.
Synonyms
Covering many different kinds and not fitting one group
Antonyms
How Classifiable
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4.9
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5.7
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3.4
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8.1
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8.1
Surface Forms
Morphology
unclassifiable = classifiable (transparent) = un + class + ify + able
The base 'classifiable' is structurally clear ('class' + '-ify' + '-able'), but the verb-forming suffix '-ify' may be less transparent to some learners.
Etymology
Unclassifiable begins with un- meaning 'not', has class meaning 'group' or 'category', and ends with -able meaning 'able to'. So, something unclassifiable is 'not able to' be put into any class or group, which is why we use it for things that do not fit anywhere.