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irresolvable Definition

ir·re·solv·able (ir′i zäl′və bəl)

adjective

  1. that cannot be resolved into elements or parts
  2. that cannot be solved
irresolvable Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • tension: This leaves the digital technical or contemporary scientific image open to a certain irresolvable tension.
  • problem: Professor Chris Williams says it is time to move on from irresolvable problems of nationality to a more open, participatory society.
  • contradiction: Deterrence carried the seed, born of an irresolvable internal contradiction, that spurred an insatiable arms race.
  • dilemma: Whether this is all there is to it depends on whether there are any irresolvable dilemmas.
  • disagreement: Relativism usually presents itself as an interpretation of moral disagreements: It is said to be the best explanation of rationally irresolvable moral disagreements.
  • conflict: Of course, there can be tragic, irresolvable, conflicts of values.

Modifying Another Word

  • seemingly: There are no easy questions to things that are seemingly irresolvable.
  • apparently: The philosophical world into which Immanuel Kant entered was one riven by apparently irresolvable contradictions.
  • rationally: Relativism usually presents itself as an interpretation of moral disagreements: It is said to be the best explanation of rationally irresolvable moral disagreements.

Used with adjective complement

  • seem: Mistakes are made, some problems seem irresolvable, others get overwhelmed by bigger ones following, and others simply take a long time.