unavailable
adverb
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L313887 on Wikidata ↗adjective
- not able to be used
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˌʌnəˈveɪləbəl/
adj
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English available English unavailable From un- + available.
- Unavailing; ineffective.
“To recriminate now, he said, would be as exasperating as unavailable.”
- Not available.
“This product is unavailable at the moment, but we hope to order more by next week.”
“A cold, reserved man, he was seen as emotionally unavailable.”
noun
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English available English unavailable From un- + available.
- A communist who operated underground and was therefore not available for a political leadership position.