unaccountable

un·ac·count·a·ble

 (ŭn′ə-koun′tə-bəl)

adj.

1. Impossible to account for; inexplicable: unaccountable absences.

2. Free from accountability; not responsible: an executive unaccountable to anyone but the president.

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un′ac·count′a·bil′i·ty n.

un′ac·count′a·bly adv.

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unaccountable

(ˌʌnəˈkaʊntəbəl)

adj

1. allowing of no explanation; inexplicable

2. puzzling; extraordinary: an unaccountable fear of hamburgers.

3. not accountable or answerable to

ˌunacˈcountableness, ˌunacˌcountaˈbility n

ˌunacˈcountably adv

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un•ac•count•a•ble

(ˌʌn əˈkaʊn tə bəl)

adj.

1. impossible to account for; inexplicable.

2. exempt from being called to account.

[1635–45]

un`ac•count`a•bil′i•ty, n.

un`ac•count′a•bly, adv.

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Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	unaccountable - not to be accounted for or explained; "perceptible only as unaccountable influences that hinder progress"; "an unexplainable fear" unexplainable incomprehensible, inexplicable - incapable of being explained or accounted for; "inexplicable errors"; "left the house at three in the morning for inexplicable reasons"
	2.	unaccountable - free from control or responsibility irresponsible - showing lack of care for consequences; "behaved like an irresponsible idiot"; "hasty and irresponsible action"

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unaccountable

adjective

1. inexplicable, mysterious, baffling, odd, strange, puzzling, peculiar, incomprehensible, inscrutable, unfathomable, unexplainable He had an unaccountable change of mind.
inexplicable understandable, accountable, comprehensible, explicable

2. not answerable, exempt, not responsible, free, unliable Economic policy should not be run by an unaccountable committee.

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unaccountable

adjective

That cannot be explained:

inexplicable, unexplainable.

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Translations

لا يُمْكِن تَعْليلُه أو تَفْسيرُه

nevysvětlitelný

uforklarlig

unerklärlich

inexplicable

óútskÿranlegur

inesplicabilemisteriosostranamente

dėl nesuprantamų priežasčių

neizskaidrojams

açıklanamazanlaşılmaz

无法解释的

unaccountable

[ˈʌnəˈkaʊntəbl] ADJ

1. (= inexplicable) [fear, pain] → inexplicable
for some unaccountable reason → por alguna razón inexplicable or incomprensible

2. (= not answerable) [institution, person] → no responsable (to ante)

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unaccountable

[ˌʌnəˈkaʊntəb^əl] adj

(= inexplicable) → inexplicable
for some unaccountable reason → pour une raison inexplicable

(= not accountable) [person, organization] → qui n'a pas à répondre de ses actes

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

unaccountable

adj

(= inexplicable) → unerklärlich; phenomenon also → unerklärbar

(= not answerable) person → niemandem unterstellt; to be unaccountable to somebody → sich jdm gegenüber nicht verantworten müssen

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unaccountable

[ˌʌnəˈkaʊntəbl] adj (inexplicable) → inspiegabile; (not answerable) → non responsabile

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unaccountable

(anəˈkauntəbl) adjective

that cannot be explained. his unaccountable absence. onverduidelikbaar, sonder verduideliking لا يُمْكِن تَعْليلُه أو تَفْسيرُه необясним inexplicável nevysvětlitelný unerklärlich uforklarlig ανεξήγητοςinexplicable seletamatu توضیح ناپذیر selittämätön inexplicable שֶׁאֵין לְהַסבִּירוֹ अनुत्तरदायी neobjašnjiv megmagyarázhatatlan tak bisa óútskÿranlegur inspiegabile 説明のできない 설명할 수 없는 nepaaiškinamas, nesuprantamas neizskaidrojams tdk dapat dijelaskan onverklaarbaaruforklarlig, mystisk niewytłumaczalny بې مسوْليته، غير مسوْوليته، غير مسوْول، دنه ويلو، پټ، دراز (لكه خبره): عجيب، مرموز inexplicável inexplicabil необъяснимый nevysvetliteľný, záhadný, nepochopiteľný nerazložljiv neobjašnjiv oförklarlig ไม่สามารถอธิบายได้ açıklanamaz, anlaşılmaz 無法解釋的 непояснимий; незбагненний بے حساب، ناقابل بيان không thể giải thích nổi 无法解释的

ˌunacˈcountably adverb

in a way that cannot be explained. He was unaccountably late/ill. onverklaarbaar بصورَةٍ لا يُمْكِن تَفْسيرها необяснимо inexplicavelmente nevysvětlitelně unerklärlich uforklarligt ανεξήγητα, αδικαιολόγητα inexplicablemente seletamatult بطور توجیه ناپذیر selittämättömästi inexplicablement בְּאוֹפֶן שֶׁאֵין לְהַסבִּירוֹ गैर-जवाबदेही से neobjašnjivo rejtélyesen secaratak bisa dijelaskan óútskÿranlega inspiegabilmente 説明できないほど 설명할 수 없을 만큼 dėl nesuprantamų priežasčių nesaprotamu iemeslu dēļ dgn cara yg tdk dapat dijelaskan om onverklaarbare redenen uforklarlig, ikke påviselig z niewyjaśnionych powodów بې مسوْليته inexplicavelmente (în mod) inexplicabil необъяснимо nevysvetliteľne nerazložljivo neobjašnjivo oförklarligt อย่างไม่สามารถอธิบายได้ anlaşılmaz bir şekilde 無法解釋地 незбагненно ناقابل بيان طور پر không thể giải thích nổi 无法解释地

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