unchangeable
English
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English unchaungeable; equivalent to un- + changeable.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʌnˈt͡ʃeɪnd͡ʒəbəl/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Adjective
unchangeable (comparative more unchangeable, superlative most unchangeable)
- Not changeable; incapable of being changed or of changing; immutable.
- 2025 March 5, Jo Yurcaba, “Fact-checking Trump's anti-transgender comments in his address to Congress”, in NBC News[1], archived from the original on 15 April 2025:
- Less than 15 minutes in, he noted that he had signed an executive order declaring that the federal government will only recognize two unchangeable sexes, male and female, and another order banning trans women from participating in women’s sports.
- 2025 September 2, T. Alexander, “5 Ways We Make Ourselves Less Intelligent Each Day”, in Psychology Today[2]:
- Psychologists call this the entity theory of intelligence, which is simply the belief that ability is innate and unchangeable.
Noun
unchangeable (plural unchangeables)
- Something that cannot be changed.
Translations
incapable of being changed
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References
- Noah Webster (1828), “unchangeable”, in An American Dictionary of the English Language: […], volume II (J–Z), New York, N.Y.: […] S. Converse; printed by Hezekiah Howe […], →OCLC.
Middle English
Adjective
unchangeable
- alternative form of unchaungeable