Irreconcilable

Origin

Borrowing from frm irréconciliable, from Late Latin irreconciliābilis, from in- ("not") + reconciliō ("I reconcile") + -ābilis ("-able").

Full definition of irreconcilable

Adjective

1. Unable to be reconciled; opposed; uncompromising.
2. Incompatible, discrepant, contradictory.
• 1919, William Somerset Maugham, ,I amused myself by thinking that in his choice of books he showed pleasantly the irreconcilable sides of his fantastic nature.

Derived terms

• irreconcilableness

Related terms

• irreconciliation

Noun

1. Something that cannot be reconciled.