unlearnable

English

Etymology 1

From un- +‎ learnable.

Adjective

unlearnable (not comparable)

  1. Not able to be learned.
    • 2025, Edward A. F. Gibson, “Introduction” (chapter 1), in Syntax: A Cognitive Approach, MIT Press, →DOI, →ISBN, page 20:
      Chomsky not only provided such a framework for theories of grammar, but he furthermore suggested that the grammar was unlearnable. Chomsky concluded that aspects of the grammar must be innate: the universal grammar hypothesis.
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From unlearn +‎ -able.

Adjective

unlearnable (not comparable)

  1. Able to be unlearned.
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