unbelievableadj.

Brit.

/ˌʌnbᵻˈliːvəbl/, U.S.

/ˌənbəˈlivəb(ə)l/

Forms: Also 1500s vnbeleu(e)able, 1500s–1600s vnbeleeu(e)able; 1600s unbeleavable; 1500s unbelieuable.

Etymology: un- prefix¹ 1b.

That cannot be believed; incredible.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > belief > disbelief, incredulity > [adjective] > unbelievable

unlevelyOE

untrowablea1382

incredible1412

unbelievedc1425

inopinable?a1475

unbelievable1548

discredible1580

too good to be true1580

incomprehensible1604

incredulousa1616

intestablea1631

inconceivable1646

unpersuasive1651

inconceptiblea1676

1548 E. Gest Treat. againste Masse sig. A viii^v Which graunt [= admission] as it is erronyouse and vnbeleueable so vngodly and exchuable.

1549 M. Coverdale et al. tr. Erasmus Paraphr. Newe Test. I. Acts vii. f. xxvi Though it semed to be a thing vnbeleuable that was promysed..Abraham beleued.

1580 Apol. Prince of Orange liv Some..will thinke it vnbeleeueable, that euer there could be founde, such great inconstancie in them.

1624 T. Heywood Γυναικεῖον vii. 346 Hugotio..began to recite many unbeleavable things concerning his appetite in his youth.

1633 J. Done tr. ‘Aristeas’ Aunc. Hist. Septuagint 63 This is a thing yet more admirable, and almost vnbeleeuable.

1797 A. Radcliffe Italian III. i. 34 However unbelievable it may seem, you may depend upon it, it is all true.

1833 T. Carlyle in Foreign & Q. Rev. Apr. 305 He believes that pleasure is pleasant; that a lie is unbelievable.

1895 G. Saintsbury Corrected Impressions xv. 144 Almost unbelievable faults of taste.

Derivatives

unbeˈlievableness n.

unbeˈlievably adv.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > belief > disbelief, incredulity > [adverb] > incredibly

unbelievably1839

unpersuasively1855

1839 P. J. Bailey Festus 359 Made pure, and unbelievably uplift Above their present state.

1893 Chambers's Jrnl. 19 Aug. 514/1 It seemed almost unbelievably sweet.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	unbelievable
释义	unbelievableadj. Brit. /ˌʌnbᵻˈliːvəbl/, U.S. /ˌənbəˈlivəb(ə)l/ Forms: Also 1500s vnbeleu(e)able, 1500s–1600s vnbeleeu(e)able; 1600s unbeleavable; 1500s unbelieuable. Etymology: un- prefix¹ 1b. That cannot be believed; incredible. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > disbelief, incredulity > [adjective] > unbelievable unlevelyOE untrowablea1382 incredible1412 unbelievedc1425 inopinable?a1475 unbelievable1548 discredible1580 too good to be true1580 incomprehensible1604 incredulousa1616 intestablea1631 inconceivable1646 unpersuasive1651 inconceptiblea1676 1548 E. Gest Treat. againste Masse sig. A viii^v Which graunt [= admission] as it is erronyouse and vnbeleueable so vngodly and exchuable. 1549 M. Coverdale et al. tr. Erasmus Paraphr. Newe Test. I. Acts vii. f. xxvi Though it semed to be a thing vnbeleuable that was promysed..Abraham beleued. 1580 Apol. Prince of Orange liv Some..will thinke it vnbeleeueable, that euer there could be founde, such great inconstancie in them. 1624 T. Heywood Γυναικεῖον vii. 346 Hugotio..began to recite many unbeleavable things concerning his appetite in his youth. 1633 J. Done tr. ‘Aristeas’ Aunc. Hist. Septuagint 63 This is a thing yet more admirable, and almost vnbeleeuable. 1797 A. Radcliffe Italian III. i. 34 However unbelievable it may seem, you may depend upon it, it is all true. 1833 T. Carlyle in Foreign & Q. Rev. Apr. 305 He believes that pleasure is pleasant; that a lie is unbelievable. 1895 G. Saintsbury Corrected Impressions xv. 144 Almost unbelievable faults of taste. Derivatives unbeˈlievableness n. unbeˈlievably adv. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > disbelief, incredulity > [adverb] > incredibly unbelievably1839 unpersuasively1855 1839 P. J. Bailey Festus 359 Made pure, and unbelievably uplift Above their present state. 1893 Chambers's Jrnl. 19 Aug. 514/1 It seemed almost unbelievably sweet. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1548
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