unanswerable

  • 41case — noun 1 example ADJECTIVE ▪ classic, textbook, typical ▪ clear, obvious, simple ▪ It was a simple case of mistaken identity …

    Collocations dictionary

  • 42Illegality — (Roget s Thesaurus) >Absence or violation of law. < N PARAG:Illegality >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 lawlessness lawlessness Sgm: N 1 illicitness illicitness Sgm: N 1 breach of law breach of law violation of law Sgm: N 1 disobedience disobedience …

    English dictionary for students

  • 43gift —    by Paul Hegarty   Marcel Mauss s The Gift (1966) is a central influence on Baudrillard. In this book, Mauss outlines the many ways in which exchange can be based on gift giving rather than profit extraction. His conclusion, that the residual… …

    The Baudrillard dictionary

  • 44an|swer|less — «AN suhr lihs, AHN », adjective. 1. without an answer. 2. = unanswerable. (Cf. ↑unanswerable) …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 45un·an·swer·able — /ˌʌnˈænsərəbəl/ adj 1 : not capable of being answered an unanswerable question 2 : impossible to prove wrong The argument is unanswerable. [=irrefutable] …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 46Conclusive — Con*clu sive, a. [Cf. F. conclusif.] Belonging to a close or termination; decisive; convincing; putting an end to debate or question; leading to, or involving, a conclusion or decision. [1913 Webster] Secret reasons . . . equally conclusive for… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 47Conclusive evidence — Conclusive Con*clu sive, a. [Cf. F. conclusif.] Belonging to a close or termination; decisive; convincing; putting an end to debate or question; leading to, or involving, a conclusion or decision. [1913 Webster] Secret reasons . . . equally… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 48Conclusive presumption — Conclusive Con*clu sive, a. [Cf. F. conclusif.] Belonging to a close or termination; decisive; convincing; putting an end to debate or question; leading to, or involving, a conclusion or decision. [1913 Webster] Secret reasons . . . equally… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 49Invulnerable — In*vul ner*a*ble, a. [L. invulnerabilis: cf. F. invuln[ e]rable. See {In } not, and {Vulnerable}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Incapable of being wounded, or of receiving injury. [1913 Webster] Neither vainly hope To be invulnerable in those bright arms.… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 50Unanswerability — Un*an swer*a*bil i*ty, n. The quality of being unanswerable; unanswerableness. [1913 Webster] …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English