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Meaning of "irrefutability" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF IRREFUTABILITY

irrefutability  [ɪrˌrɛfjʊtəˈbɪlɪtɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF IRREFUTABILITY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Irrefutability is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES IRREFUTABILITY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of irrefutability in the English dictionary

The definition of irrefutability in the dictionary is the quality or state of being impossible to deny or disprove; incontrovertibility.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH IRREFUTABILITY


ability
əˈbɪlɪtɪ
accessibility
əkˌsɛsɪˈbɪlɪtɪ
accountability
əˌkaʊntəˈbɪlɪtɪ
availability
əˌveɪləˈbɪlɪtɪ
capability
ˌkeɪpəˈbɪlɪtɪ
compatibility
kəmˌpætɪˈbɪlɪtɪ
disability
ˌdɪsəˈbɪlɪtɪ
durability
ˌdjʊərəˈbɪlɪtɪ
eligibility
ˌɛlɪdʒɪˈbɪlɪtɪ
flexibility
ˌflɛksɪˈbɪlɪtɪ
inability
ˌɪnəˈbɪlɪtɪ
liability
ˌlaɪəˈbɪlɪtɪ
mobility
məʊˈbɪlɪtɪ
nobility
nəʊˈbɪlɪtɪ
possibility
ˌpɒsɪˈbɪlɪtɪ
probability
ˌprɒbəˈbɪlɪtɪ
reliability
rɪˌlaɪəˈbɪlɪtɪ
responsibility
rɪˌspɒnsəˈbɪlɪtɪ
stability
stəˈbɪlɪtɪ
visibility
ˌvɪzɪˈbɪlɪtɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE IRREFUTABILITY

irreflection
irreflective
irreflexion
irreflexive
irreformability
irreformable
irreformably
irrefragability
irrefragable
irrefragableness
irrefragably
irrefrangibility
irrefrangible
irrefrangibleness
irrefrangibly
irrefutable
irrefutableness
irrefutably
irreg.
irregardless

WORDS THAT END LIKE IRREFUTABILITY

agility
credibility
facility
feasibility
fertility
functionality
hostility
humility
inevitability
instability
merchantability
profitability
suitability
susceptibility
sustainability
tranquility
usability
utility
variability
versatility
vulnerability

Synonyms and antonyms of irrefutability in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «irrefutability» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF IRREFUTABILITY

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The translations of irrefutability from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «irrefutability» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

irrefutability
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

irrebatibilidad
570 millions of speakers

English

irrefutability
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

irrefutability
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

اللاتناقضية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

неопровержимость
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

irrefutabilidade
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

irrefutability
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

irréfutabilité
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tidak dapat disangkal
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Unwiderlegbarkeit
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

irrefutability
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

irrefutability
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Irrefutability
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

irrefutability
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

irrefutability
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

टिकाऊपणा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

itiraz edilemezlik
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

irrefutabilità
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

irrefutability
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

неспростовність
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

irrefutability
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αδιάσειστο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

irrefutability
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

irrefutability
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

uavviselighet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of irrefutability

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «IRREFUTABILITY»

The term «irrefutability» is used very little and occupies the 187.426 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «IRREFUTABILITY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about irrefutability

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «IRREFUTABILITY»

Discover the use of irrefutability in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to irrefutability and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Conjectures and Refutations: The Growth of Scientific Knowledge
There have been thinkers who believed that the truth of a theory may be inferred from its irrefutability. Yet this is an obvious mistake, considering that there may be two incompatible theories which are equally irrefutable—for example, ...
Karl Popper, 2014
2
Trust and Risk in Internet Commerce
Public key signatures provide integrity and authentication, and therefore irrefutability. (An action is irrefutable if it can be clearly proven to a third party that the action occurred.) Authentication is provided because only the sender could have ...
L. Jean Camp, 2001
3
Provability, Computability and Reflection
That it is untrue that irrefutability is always a vice and never a virtue. 1.1. I would accept Giedymin's suggestion that there may have been uncritical thinkers who regarded the (often built-in) irrefutability of their theories as the very hallmark of ...
Lev D. Beklemishev, 2000
4
Kamarathin: Kingdom of Tursh
Irrefutability removes any 'holes' in the casters defense that might be exploited by a wily opponent; not many Ramiel take this spell, they forget though that anyone properly trained can Find Weakness. Irrefutability: Lack Of Weakness (-20) for ...
Jason Yarnell, 2009
5
The Oxford Handbook of Epistemology
Given these revisions, the proponent of the Irrefutability Argument can continue to endorse premise (1) only at the expense of either divorcing mathematics from its empirical applications or holding empirical beliefs which are at odds with the ...
Paul K. Moser, 2002
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A Priori Justification
Given these revisions, the proponent of the Irrefutability Argument can continue to endorse premise (1) only at the expense of either divorcing mathematics from its empirical applications or holding empirical beliefs that are at odds with the ...
Albert Casullo Professor of Philosophy University of Nebraska at Lincoln, 2003
7
Early Christian Paraenesis in Context
455, who adds as the reason for the irrefutability of paraenesis that it only inculcated generally acknowledged virtues. According to the anonymous grammarian in the hypothesis to Ps-Isocrates, To Demonicus (32), it is only people who do not ...
James M. Starr, Troels Engberg-Pedersen, 2005
8
Rethinking Popper
Popper's. Thesis. of. the. Empirical. Irrefutability. of. Psychoanalytic. Theory. (A) I begin with a retrospect on Popper's treatment of psychoanalysis prior to the appearance of his 1983 Postscript Realism and the Aim of Science. Throughout his ...
Zuzana Parusniková, Robert Sonné Cohen, 2009
9
Realism and the Aim of Science: From the Postscript to The ...
But the widespread belief that the irrefutability of a theory is a point in its favour is mistaken. Irrefutability is not a virtue but a vice. This also applies to realism, unfortunately: for realism is also irrefutable. (The refutation of realism is only an ...
Karl Popper, W.W. Bartley, III, 2013
10
Freedom and Rationality: Essays in Honor of John Watkins
In this way, Popper wants to claim that this kind of case does not discredit his lifelong thesis of irrefutability about psychoanalysis after all. To this I say two things: (i) In regard to Freud's scientific honesty, the question is not whether he ' could' ...
John W. N. Watkins, F. D'Agostino, Ian Jarvie, 1989

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «IRREFUTABILITY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term irrefutability is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Science of the Times: Why we'll live forever (unless we die first)
Typically, in past cases, this would play out with scientific consensus reaching the point of irrefutability, provoking papal concessions that yes, ... «The Delaware County Daily Times, Jun 15»
2
A Spiritual Awakening About Climate Change
Now, Pope Francis is embracing the science, the irrefutability of global warming and the role of mankind in causing it. And this is what makes ... «Huffington Post, Jun 15»
3
Learning another life lesson the hard way
... Walker felt inspired to send two intriguing math exercises that demonstrate the irrefutability and mystery of their multi-layered perfection. «Charleston Post Courier, Jun 15»
4
Supreme Court: Consent, Express Of Implied, Allows Bankruptcy …
The Court, however, cautioned that it is a good practice for bankruptcy courts to obtain express statements of consent to ensure irrefutability. «The National Law Review, May 15»
5
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell episode 2 review: How Is Lady Pole?
Chief of its achievements is the sheer irrefutability of its world. Not a sausage about its faerie realm, fleet of rain ships or enchanted-horse troop ... «Den Of Geek, May 15»
6
Author bridges theology and science in remarkable book
In a majestic blending of science and theology, he cautions that God's existence must not subvert another reality: the irrefutability of science. «Jamaica Gleaner, May 15»
7
China's Territorial Disputes Heat Up
... back into international crises, all due to a deliberate attempt to wield foreign policy to bolster an image of irrefutability as China reclaims an ... «In Homeland Security, May 15»
8
Xenophobia …. The pernicious cocktail of blackness
... Tokyo Sexwale is irrefutably presumed to be disadvantaged whilst a penniless White “born free” is irrefutability presumed to be advantaged. «News24, Apr 15»
9
Why religion should be discussed
... your friend quietly praying before eating a meal in Cook Commons and the student arguing the irrefutability of science through atheism. «Vermont Cynic, Apr 15»
10
Hunterrr | Movie Review
His performance is relatable both at a physical and a psychological level – his vulnerabilities, his desperation, his irrefutability to say no to sex ... «Indian Nerve, Mar 15»

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