Unquenchable

Definition: Unquenchable

Unquenchable

Adjective

1. Impossible to quench; "unquenchable thirst".

Date "unquenchable" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1596. (references)

Synonym: Unquenchable

Synonym: quenchless (adj). (additional references)

Context	Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).
Greed	Greedy as a hog; overeager; voracious; ravenous, ravenous as a wolf; openmouthed, extortionate, exacting, sordid, alieni appetens; insatiable, insatiate; unquenchable, quenchless; omnivorous.
Strength	Resistless, irresistible, invincible, proof against, impregnable, unconquerable, indomitable, dominating, inextinguishable, unquenchable; incontestable; more than a match for; overpowering, overwhelming; all powerful, all sufficient; sovereign.
Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

Crosswords: Unquenchable

English words defined with "unquenchable": Stanchless. (references)

Domain	Title
Books	An unquenchable flame : the story of Captain Allen Gardiner, founder of the South American Missionary Society (reference) Searching for Answers: The Unquenchable Thirst (reference) The Unquenchable Thirst (reference) Unquenchable [DOWNLOAD: ADOBE READER] (reference) Unquenchable black fires (reference) (more book examples)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

"Unquenchable" is generally used as an adjective (general or positive) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Unquenchable" is used about 27 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Adjective (general or positive)	100%	27	66,962

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Language		Translations for "unquenchable"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Albanian		i pashuar (inextinguishable, insatiable, quenchless, undamped), i palodhshëm (indefatigable, tireless, unresting). (various references)

Bulgarian		неутолим (inextinguishable, insatiable, insatiate, quenchless, slakeless, unappeasable), неугасим (inextinguishable). (various references)

Czech		neuhasitelný (inextinguishable, quenchless). (various references)

Finnish		sammumaton, sammuksissa. (various references)

German		unlöschbar (inextinguishable, quenchless). (various references)

Greek		άσβεστοσ (asbestos, ineffaceable, inextinguishable, lime, quicklime). (various references)

Hungarian		olthatatlan. (various references)

Pig Latin		enchableunquay

Portuguese		não saciável, insaciável (insatiable, omnivorous, sateless, unappeasable, voracious), inextinguível (never-dying, quenchless). (various references)

Russian		неутолимый, неиссякаемый. (various references)

Serbo-Croatian		neutoljiv (immitigable, implacable, inextinguishable, quenchless, unappeasable), neugasiv (inextinguishable, quenchless). (various references)

Spanish		inextinguible (inextinguishable, quenchless). (various references)

Turkish		sönmez (inextinguishable, quenchless), söndürülemez (inextinguishable), bastırılamaz (implacable, inexpiable, inextinguishable, irrepressible). (various references)

Vietnamese		không thể tắt (unextinguishable). (various references)

Welsh		anniffoddadwy. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Language	Period	Translations
Latin	500 BCE-Modern	inextinguibile. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Language	Date	Source	Matthew Chapter 3, Verse 12
Greek (transliterated)	250 BC	Septuagint	Ou to ptuon en th ceiri autou kai diakaqariei thn alwna autou kai sunaxei ton siton autou eiV thn apoqhkhn to de acuron katakausei puri asbestw
Latin	405	Vulgate	Cuius ventilabrum in manu sua et permundabit aream suam et congregabit triticum suum in horreum paleas autem conburet igni inextinguibili
Old English	990	West Saxon	Hys hwæteon his bearn. þa chefu he forberneð onunadwæscendlice fyre.
Middle English	1395	Wyclif	Whos wynewing cloth is in his hoond, and he shal fulli clense his corn flore, and shal gadere his whete in to his berne; but the chaffe he shal brenne with fier that mai not be quenchid.
Renaissance English	1526	Tyndale	Which hath also his fan in his hod and will pourge his floure and gadre ye wheet into his garner and will burne ye chaffe with vnquecheable fyre
Jacobean English	1611	King James	Whose fan is in his hand, and he will throughly purge his floor, and gather his wheat into the garner; but he will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.
Victorian English	1833	Webster	Whose fan is in his hand, and he will thoroughly cleanse his floor, and gather his wheat into the granary; but he will burn the chaff with unquenchable fire.
Basic English	1964	Ogden	In whose hand is the instrument with which he will make clean his grain; he will put the good grain in his store, but the waste will be burned up in the fire which will never be put out.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Language	Matthew Chapter 3, Verse 12
Cebuano	Ang iyang paliran anaa na sa iyang kamot; pagahinloan niya ang iyang giukan ug hiposon niya ang iyang trigo ngadto sa dapa, apan ang mga uhot iyang pagasunogon sa kalayo nga dili arang mapalong."
Croatian	U ruci mu vijaèa, proèistit æe svoje gumno i skupiti žito u svoju žitnicu, a pljevu spaliti ognjem neugasivim."
Danish	Hans Kasteskovl er i hans Hånd, og han skal gennemrense sin Lo og samle sin Hvede i Laden; men Avnerne skal han opbrænde med uslukkelig Ild."
Dutch	Wiens wan in Zijn hand is, en Hij zal Zijn dorsvloer doorzuiveren, en Zijn tarwe in Zijn schuur samenbrengen, en zal het kaf met onuitblusselijk vuur verbranden.
Finnish	Hänellä on viskimensä kädessään, ja hän puhdistaa puimatanterensa ja kokoaa nisunsa aittaan, mutta ruumenet hän polttaa sammumattomassa tulessa."
French	Il a son van � la main; il nettoiera son aire, et il amassera son blé dans le grenier, mais il brûlera la paille dans un feu qui ne s`éteint point.
German	Und er hat seine Wurfschaufel in der Hand: er wird seine Tenne fegen und den Weizen in seine Scheune sammeln; aber die Spreu wird er verbrennen mit ewigem Feuer.
Haitian Creole	Li gen laye l' nan men li. L'ap vannen tout grenn ki sou glasi a. La ranmase grenn ki bon yo, la mete yo nan galata li; men, l'ap boule pay la nan yon dife ki p'ap janm mouri.
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari	Di tangan-Nya ada nyiru untuk menampi semua gandum-Nya sampai bersih. Gandum akan dikumpulkan-Nya di dalam lumbung, tetapi semua sekam akan dibakar-Nya di dalam api yang tidak bisa padam."
Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama	Nyirunya ada di dalam tangan-Nya; maka Ia akan membersihkan segenap tempat pengiriknya, lalu Ia mengumpulkan gandumnya masuk ke dalam lumbung, tetapi sekamnya akan habis dibakar-Nya dengan api yang tiada dapat dipadamkan."
Italian	Egli ha in mano il ventilabro, pulir� la sua aia e raccoglier� il suo grano nel granaio, ma brucer� la pula con un fuoco inestinguibile».
Manx Gaelic	Ta'n cleayst echey ayns e laue, as nee eh dy bollagh e laare-vooie y ghlenney, as gowee eh e churnaght stiagh ayns e hie-tashtee: agh loshtee eh yn choau lesh aile nagh bee er ny vooghey.
Maori	Ko tana mea tahi kei tona ringa, a e tino tahia e ia tana patunga witi, a e kohia ana witi ki roto ki te whare witi; tena ko te papapa e tahuna ki te kapura e kore e tineia.
Norwegian	han har sin kasteskovl i sin hånd, og han skal rense sin låve og samle sin hvete i laden, men agnene skal han brenne op med uslukkelig ild.
Portuguese	A sua pá ele tem na mão, e limpará bem a sua eira; recolherá o seu trigo ao celeiro, mas queimará a palha em fogo inextinguível.
Rumanian	Acela Kwi are lopata kn mknq, Kwi va curqyi cu desqvkrwire aria, wi Kwi va strknge grkul kn grknar; dar pleava o va arde kntr`un foc care nu se stinge.``
Russian	МП� БФБ еЗП Ч ТХЛЕ еЗП, Й пО ПЮЙУФЙФ ЗХНОП уЧПЕ Й УП�'ЕТЕФ � ЫЕОЙ�"Х уЧПА Ч ЦЙФОЙ�"Х, Б УПМПНХ УПЦЦЕФ ПЗОЕН ОЕХЗБУЙНЩН.
Shuar	Aruusa nerejai Túruinia aintsan átatui. Awajtiutairin achikiuiti tura nujai saepen awajtittiawai. Tura neren pénker ikiustatui, antsu saepenka jinium apeattawai. Nu jisha tuke kajinchaiti." Tu Tímiayi Juan.
Spanish	Su aventador está en su mano, y limpiará su era. Recogerá su trigo en el granero y quemará la paja en el fuego que nunca se apagará."
Swahili	Yeye anashika mkononi chombo cha kupuria nafaka, ili aipure nafaka yake; akusanye ngano ghalani, na makapi ayachome kwa moto usiozimika." ic
Swedish	Han har sin kastskovel i handen, och han skall noga rensa sin loge och samla in sitt vete i ladan; men agnarna skall han bränna upp i en eld som icke utsläckes."
Uma	Hi'a ma'ala rarapai' -ki tauna to mpowiri' pae. Nagaa' pae to mo'ihi ngkai to lopa' -na duu' -na me'itu'. Pae to mo'ihi napuna' hi rala wilulu, pai' to lopa' -na nasuwe hi rala apu to jela' ncuu duu' kahae-hae-na."
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Misspellings
	"Unquenchable" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: unguenchable, unquenehable. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-b-c-e-e-h-l-n-n-q-u-u"
	-2 letters: quenchable.
	-5 letters: channel, enhance, equable, henbane, nebulae, unclean, unequal.
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