irredeemability means the state or quality of being irredeemable. It carries an Arena rating of 1036, earned across 127 head-to-head judged battles.
Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, irredeemability ranks #350 of 17,131 for Scariest Words, #1,642 of 17,128 for Most Ponderous Words, #1,743 of 17,124 for Most Sublime Words, #4,421 of 17,135 for Most Malleable Words.
Why “irredeemability” is a great word
IRREDEEMABILITY — [Noun] The state or quality of being incapable of being redeemed, recovered, or rectified. From the English prefix ir- (a variant of in-, meaning "not") + redeemability, itself from redeem (from Latin redimere, "to buy back") + -ability (suffix forming nouns denoting a quality or state). Unlike "irreparability" (which denotes the impossibility of being mended, often of physical things) or "incorrigibility" (which describes a person beyond behavioral reform), irredeemability implies a final, broader bankruptcy—of value, of hope, of account. It is the sun-bleached bond certificate found at the back of a drawer, the cold silence that follows the last possible apology, and the precise moment a poured glass of milk shatters on the floor—a quiet, conclusive shift from what was to what can never be again.
Etymology
From ir- + redeemability.
noun
- The state or quality of being irredeemable.
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