unmatchableadj.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnˈmatʃəbl/, U.S.

/ˌənˈmætʃəb(ə)l/

Forms: see un- prefix¹ and matchable adj.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, match v.¹, -able suffix.

Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + match v.¹ + -able suffix. Compare later matchable adj.

a. Incapable of being matched or equalled; incomparable, peerless, unparalleled. Also with by.Very common from the late 16th cent. to the mid 17th cent.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > kind or sort > individual character or quality > quality of being special or extraordinary > [adjective] > incomparable, unparalleled, or unique

unilicheOE

makelessc1225

unevenlyc1230

peerlessc1330

alonea1382

uncomparablea1382

unoverpassablea1382

solea1398

incomparable1412

sans-peer1426

nonpareilc1450

invincible1509

matchless1530

inimitable1531

unmatchable1544

unmatched1548

unpassable1563

alonely1567

inequivalent1568

mateless1570

unparagonized1578

only1581

fellowlessa1586

unimitablea1586

compareless1590

incompared1590

immatchless1595

unequalized1596

nonsuch1598

paragonless1599

immatchable1601

unparalleled1601

uncompeered1602

unpeered1602

imparalleled1604

unpeerable1604

unrivalled1607

uncompanioned1608

unexampled1610

unsurmountable1611

unsurpassable1611

unparagoned1612

patternless1613

unpatterned1617

unique1618

unparallelable1621

parallelless1622

unmatchless1623

single1633

unexemplifieda1634

unsampleda1638

unequalled1639

imparallel1641

unparallel1645

unseconded1646

unexemplary1649

unaccessional1651

unequalable1659

uncome-at-able1694

rivalless1735

untouched1735

unexcelleda1800

unexceeded1813

sans-pareilly1818

unsurpassed1818

unrivallable1823

unapproachable1834

untranscendeda1849

insuperable1849

unbrothered1853

unapproached1856

insurpassable1859

untouchable1867

hors concours1884

1544 P. Betham tr. J. di Porcia Preceptes Warre i. lxxxix. sig. E vj The renoume of that capitayne..is vnmatcheable.

1587 A. Day Longus's Daphnis & Chloe sig. B1 Loue, the..Soueraigne of their vnmacheable bewties.

1649 R. Baxter Saints Everlasting Rest (new ed.) ii. v. §3. 218 Those divine unmatchable Psalms.

1683 Britanniæ Speculum 277 With unmatchable Valor, and Extraordinary Hazard of his Princely Person.

1814 A. Mactaggart Villario iii. iii, in J. Galt New Brit. Theatre II. 165 It is the mind that is unmatchable By aught on earth.

1856 J. Ruskin Mod. Painters IV. 307 Of such landscape..he has expressed the power in..a central and unmatchable way.

1881 Ld. Tennyson Cup i. i The brows and eyes Of Venus: face and form unmatchable!

1909 Pop. Mech. Nov. 137 (advt.) Goods of highest character at prices unmatchable by any other concern on earth.

1967 Hist. & Theory 6 341 The demesne workshop was put out of business not so much by the cheapness of town products as by their superior, unmatchable quality.

2002 N.Y. Times Bk. Rev. 4 Aug. 8/2 (heading) Advantage, McEnroe... He dominated tennis with unmatchable skills and a ferocious personality.

†b. Incapable of being compared to others. Obsolete.

ΚΠ

1578 M. Jennings tr. E. de Maisonneufve Gerileon of Englande xiv. f. 66^v My malady is vnmatchable to youres.

1611 J. Speed Hist. Great Brit. vi. i. 184/2 These Britaines, although..vnmatchable to them in educated ciuilitie, yet [etc.].

†2. Incapable of being matched together; incompatible. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > order > disorder > disharmony or incongruity > unsuitability or inappropriateness > [adjective] > badly or unsuitably matched > incapable of being matched

unmatchable1583

uncompanionable1855

1583 A. Golding tr. J. Calvin Serm. on Deuteronomie lv. 330 These two thinges then are not vnmatchable: that is to wit, that gentlenesse should bee vsed in the executing of Iustice.

1588 J. Penry Def. Ignorant Ministerie 5 Which all men must needes graunt to be as vnlike as crooked & straight lines are vnmatchable.

1643 J. Milton Doctr. Divorce 18 He forbids all unmatchable and unmingling natures to consort.

1645 J. Milton Tetrachordon 48 His law tells us he joynes not unmachable things.

3. For which no match can be found; having no suitable partner or complement.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > relationship > correlation > [adjective] > for which a complement cannot be found

unmatchable1809

1809 G. Jackson Let. 13 Dec. in Lady Jackson Bath Archives (1873) I. 3 A scrap of riband..unmatchable in Bath.

1852 E. M. Sewell Exper. of Life (1858) xiv. 95 I was especially directed to match some unmatchable silk.

1913 Painters Mag. Sept. 690/2 It doesn't pay to waste time in trying to match up an unmatchable color of which there are plenty.

1974 Jrnl. Royal. Statist. Soc. C 23 372 The major problem in pair-matching is the loss of the unmatchable units from both samples.

2008 N.Y. Mag. 2 June 59/2 Sherry is an excellent match for ‘unmatchable’ vegetables like asparagus and artichokes.

Derivatives

unˈmatchableness n. now rare

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > kind or sort > individual character or quality > quality of being special or extraordinary > [noun] > fact of being unparalleled or unique

singlurec1400

oddness1581

unmatchableness1608

peerlessness1611

unmatchedness?1611

incomparability1632

incomparableness1633

inimitableness1660

unparalleledness1665

unparallelness1667

peculiarity1751

uniquity1789

uniqueness1802

unicity1859

phoenixity1886

1608 Bp. J. Hall Epist. II. iv. ii. 130 In the presumption of his vnmatchablenesse.

1676 Doctr. of Devils xxx. 182 The Unmatchableness of his Antagonist being considered.

1941 E. R. Eddison Fish Dinner (1972) ix. 151 Blockish in the way you make suit to me: in the presumption of your unmatchableness.

2009 Gainesville (Texas) Daily Reg. (Nexis) 29 June She asked the audience if they had ever made a project, such as a dress, without a pattern and realized the unmatchableness and messiness of the outcome.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	unmatchable
释义	unmatchableadj. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈmatʃəbl/, U.S. /ˌənˈmætʃəb(ə)l/ Forms: see un- prefix¹ and matchable adj. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, match v.¹, -able suffix. Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + match v.¹ + -able suffix. Compare later matchable adj. 1. a. Incapable of being matched or equalled; incomparable, peerless, unparalleled. Also with by.Very common from the late 16th cent. to the mid 17th cent. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > kind or sort > individual character or quality > quality of being special or extraordinary > [adjective] > incomparable, unparalleled, or unique unilicheOE makelessc1225 unevenlyc1230 peerlessc1330 alonea1382 uncomparablea1382 unoverpassablea1382 solea1398 incomparable1412 sans-peer1426 nonpareilc1450 invincible1509 matchless1530 inimitable1531 unmatchable1544 unmatched1548 unpassable1563 alonely1567 inequivalent1568 mateless1570 unparagonized1578 only1581 fellowlessa1586 unimitablea1586 compareless1590 incompared1590 immatchless1595 unequalized1596 nonsuch1598 paragonless1599 immatchable1601 unparalleled1601 uncompeered1602 unpeered1602 imparalleled1604 unpeerable1604 unrivalled1607 uncompanioned1608 unexampled1610 unsurmountable1611 unsurpassable1611 unparagoned1612 patternless1613 unpatterned1617 unique1618 unparallelable1621 parallelless1622 unmatchless1623 single1633 unexemplifieda1634 unsampleda1638 unequalled1639 imparallel1641 unparallel1645 unseconded1646 unexemplary1649 unaccessional1651 unequalable1659 uncome-at-able1694 rivalless1735 untouched1735 unexcelleda1800 unexceeded1813 sans-pareilly1818 unsurpassed1818 unrivallable1823 unapproachable1834 untranscendeda1849 insuperable1849 unbrothered1853 unapproached1856 insurpassable1859 untouchable1867 hors concours1884 1544 P. Betham tr. J. di Porcia Preceptes Warre i. lxxxix. sig. E vj The renoume of that capitayne..is vnmatcheable. 1587 A. Day Longus's Daphnis & Chloe sig. B1 Loue, the..Soueraigne of their vnmacheable bewties. 1649 R. Baxter Saints Everlasting Rest (new ed.) ii. v. §3. 218 Those divine unmatchable Psalms. 1683 Britanniæ Speculum 277 With unmatchable Valor, and Extraordinary Hazard of his Princely Person. 1814 A. Mactaggart Villario iii. iii, in J. Galt New Brit. Theatre II. 165 It is the mind that is unmatchable By aught on earth. 1856 J. Ruskin Mod. Painters IV. 307 Of such landscape..he has expressed the power in..a central and unmatchable way. 1881 Ld. Tennyson Cup i. i The brows and eyes Of Venus: face and form unmatchable! 1909 Pop. Mech. Nov. 137 (advt.) Goods of highest character at prices unmatchable by any other concern on earth. 1967 Hist. & Theory 6 341 The demesne workshop was put out of business not so much by the cheapness of town products as by their superior, unmatchable quality. 2002 N.Y. Times Bk. Rev. 4 Aug. 8/2 (heading) Advantage, McEnroe... He dominated tennis with unmatchable skills and a ferocious personality. †b. Incapable of being compared to others. Obsolete. ΚΠ 1578 M. Jennings tr. E. de Maisonneufve Gerileon of Englande xiv. f. 66^v My malady is vnmatchable to youres. 1611 J. Speed Hist. Great Brit. vi. i. 184/2 These Britaines, although..vnmatchable to them in educated ciuilitie, yet [etc.]. †2. Incapable of being matched together; incompatible. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > order > disorder > disharmony or incongruity > unsuitability or inappropriateness > [adjective] > badly or unsuitably matched > incapable of being matched unmatchable1583 uncompanionable1855 1583 A. Golding tr. J. Calvin Serm. on Deuteronomie lv. 330 These two thinges then are not vnmatchable: that is to wit, that gentlenesse should bee vsed in the executing of Iustice. 1588 J. Penry Def. Ignorant Ministerie 5 Which all men must needes graunt to be as vnlike as crooked & straight lines are vnmatchable. 1643 J. Milton Doctr. Divorce 18 He forbids all unmatchable and unmingling natures to consort. 1645 J. Milton Tetrachordon 48 His law tells us he joynes not unmachable things. 3. For which no match can be found; having no suitable partner or complement. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > relationship > correlation > [adjective] > for which a complement cannot be found unmatchable1809 1809 G. Jackson Let. 13 Dec. in Lady Jackson Bath Archives (1873) I. 3 A scrap of riband..unmatchable in Bath. 1852 E. M. Sewell Exper. of Life (1858) xiv. 95 I was especially directed to match some unmatchable silk. 1913 Painters Mag. Sept. 690/2 It doesn't pay to waste time in trying to match up an unmatchable color of which there are plenty. 1974 Jrnl. Royal. Statist. Soc. C 23 372 The major problem in pair-matching is the loss of the unmatchable units from both samples. 2008 N.Y. Mag. 2 June 59/2 Sherry is an excellent match for ‘unmatchable’ vegetables like asparagus and artichokes. Derivatives unˈmatchableness n. now rare ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > kind or sort > individual character or quality > quality of being special or extraordinary > [noun] > fact of being unparalleled or unique singlurec1400 oddness1581 unmatchableness1608 peerlessness1611 unmatchedness?1611 incomparability1632 incomparableness1633 inimitableness1660 unparalleledness1665 unparallelness1667 peculiarity1751 uniquity1789 uniqueness1802 unicity1859 phoenixity1886 1608 Bp. J. Hall Epist. II. iv. ii. 130 In the presumption of his vnmatchablenesse. 1676 Doctr. of Devils xxx. 182 The Unmatchableness of his Antagonist being considered. 1941 E. R. Eddison Fish Dinner (1972) ix. 151 Blockish in the way you make suit to me: in the presumption of your unmatchableness. 2009 Gainesville (Texas) Daily Reg. (Nexis) 29 June She asked the audience if they had ever made a project, such as a dress, without a pattern and realized the unmatchableness and messiness of the outcome. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1544
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