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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [grasp, grahsp]
- /græsp, grɑsp/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [grasp, grahsp]
- /græsp, grɑsp/
Definitions of ungraspable word
- verb with object ungraspable to seize and hold by or as if by clasping with the fingers or arms. 1
- verb with object ungraspable to seize upon; hold firmly. 1
- verb with object ungraspable to get hold of mentally; comprehend; understand: I don't grasp your meaning. 1
- verb without object ungraspable to make an attempt to seize, or a motion of seizing, something (usually followed by at or for): a drowning man grasping at straws; to grasp for an enemy's rifle. 1
- noun ungraspable the act of grasping or gripping, as with the hands or arms: to make a grasp at something. 1
- noun ungraspable a hold or grip: to have a firm grasp of a rope. 1
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Origin of ungraspable
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English graspen, grapsen; cognate with Low German grapsen; akin to Old English gegræppian to seize (see grapple)
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Parts of speech for Ungraspable
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
ungraspable popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
ungraspable usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for ungraspable
adj ungraspable
- clear as mud — not at all clear
- delphic — of or relating to Delphi or its oracle or temple
- fathomless — impossible to measure the depth of; bottomless.
- greek — of or relating to Greece, the Greeks, or their language.
adjective ungraspable
- enigmatical — Pertaining to an enigma.
- incognizable — Not cognizable; incapable of being recognised.
- wraithlike — an apparition of a living person supposed to portend his or her death.
Antonyms for ungraspable
adjective ungraspable
- explainable — Able to be explained or understood.
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