unaccountable

(ŭn'ə-koun'tə-bəl)
adj.

1. Impossible to account for; inexplicable: unaccountable absences.
2. Free from accountability; not responsible: an executive unaccountable to anyone but the president.

unaccountability un'ac·count'a·bil'i·ty n.
unaccountably un'ac·count'a·bly adv.

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Unaccountable means (1) 'that cannot be accounted for', i.e. 'inexplicable'

(The unaccountable and secret reasons of disaffection between man and wife—Milton, 1643)

, which remains the dominant sense, and (2) 'not liable to be called to account', i.e. 'irresponsible' (in the technical sense: sinister laws imposed on us by distant, unaccountable bureaucrats). Like reliable and a few other adjectives in -able, it is formed somewhat controversially from an intransitive verb (one that does not take an object), the linking prepositions for and on (account + for, rely + on) being suppressed in the -able forms. See also reliable.

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adjective

That cannot be explained: inexplicable, unexplainable. See explain/baffle.

adj

Definition: not explainable; mysterious
Antonyms: accountable, comprehensible, explainable, responsible

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - uden ansvar

Nederlands (Dutch)
onverklaarbaar, niet verantwoordelijk of aansprakelijk

Français (French)
adj. - inexplicable, incompréhensible, (fig) déchargé de

Deutsch (German)
adj. - unerklärlich

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - ανεξήγητος, ακατανόητος, ανεξάρτητος

Italiano (Italian)
imprevedibile

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - inexplicável, enigmático, não contável

Русский (Russian)
необъяснимый, неответственный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - inexplicable, irresponsable, extraño

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - oförklarlig, oansvarig

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
不能说明的, 不可理解的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 不能說明的, 不可理解的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 설명하기 어려운, 영문 모를, 기묘하게도

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 説明のできない, 不思議な, 責任がない

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) لا يمكن تعليله او تفسيره‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮נטול-הסבר, מוזר, מפתיע, לא צפוי מראש, לא אחראי‬

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