unutterable
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unutterable
- /(ˌ)ʌnˈʌt(ə)ɹəbl̩/ UK
- /(ˌ)ʌnˈʌtɹəbl̩/ UK
- /ˌʌnˈʌtɚəb(ə)l/ US
- [ˌʌnˈʌɾɚ.ɪ̈bl̩] US
Where it comes from
From un- (prefix meaning ‘not’) + utterable.
adjective more unutterable · most unutterable
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Not utterable; incapable of being physically spoken or voiced; unpronounceable.
Opposite: articulable, enunciable, expressible, pronounceable, sayable, utterable
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Incapable of being articulated or expressed; indescribable, inexpressible.
unutterable anguish
Similar: ineffable, inutterable, unspeakable, utterless, indescribable, indefinable, undescribable, indicible, inexpressible, untold, inenarrable, nameless · Opposite: articulable, expressible, utterable, describable, enunciable, pronounceable, sayable, speakable, verbalizable
- Not allowed to be spoken; taboo, unspeakable. Hovv oft the humble Scholar came, / And to your Songs he rais'd his Ears / To learn the Unutterable Name, / To view the Eternal Baſe that bears / The Nevv Creations Frame.
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Extremely bad or objectionable; unspeakable.
These unutterable people upon the telephone have already ruined my morning's work, so that a little more can hardly matter.
Similar: abysmal, atrocious, awful, bad, chronic, coarse, corny, crap, crapalicious, crappy, crummy, deityforsaken · Opposite: acceptable, agreeable, all right, amazing, as fine as Dick's hatband, awesome, beatific, bene, blissful, bodacious, bona, brilliant
noun unutterables
- Something which is unutterable (incapable of being physically spoken, incapable of being articulated or expressed, etc.).
Translations
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adj not utterable; incapable of being physically spoken or voiced — see also unpronounceable
| Deutsch | unaussprechbar, unaussprechlich |
|---|---|
| Italiano | impronunciabile |
adj incapable of being articulated or expressed — see also indescribable, inexpressible
| Español | indecible |
|---|---|
| Português | indizível |
| Deutsch | unaussprechlich |
| Italiano | improferibile, impronunciabile, indicibile, inenarrabile, infando |
| Русский | неопису́емый neopisújemyj, несказа́нно neskazánno, невырази́мо nevyrazímo |
adj not allowed to be spoken — see also taboo, unspeakable
| Deutsch | unaussprechlich |
|---|
adj extremely bad or objectionable — see also unspeakable
| Deutsch | unaussprechlich |
|---|---|
| Italiano | nefando |
Talk about this word "unutterable." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/unutterable. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. unutterable. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/unutterable "unutterable." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/unutterable.Cite this
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title = {unutterable},
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