"unutterable" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /(ˌ)ʌnˈʌt(ə)ɹəbl̩/ [Received-Pronunciation], /(ˌ)ʌnˈʌtɹəbl̩/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˌʌnˈʌtɚəb(ə)l/ [General-American], [ˌʌnˈʌɾɚ.ɪ̈bl̩] [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-unutterable.wav [Southern-England] Forms: more unutterable [comparative], most unutterable [superlative]
Etymology: From un- (prefix meaning ‘not’) + utterable. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*n̥-}}, {{glossary|prefix}} prefix, {{prefix|en|un|utterable|pos1=prefix meaning ‘not’}} un- (prefix meaning ‘not’) + utterable Head templates: {{en-adj}} unutterable (comparative more unutterable, superlative most unutterable)
  1. Not utterable; incapable of being physically spoken or voiced; unpronounceable. Translations (not utterable; incapable of being physically spoken or voiced — see also unpronounceable): impronunciábel (Galician), unaussprechbar (German), unaussprechlich (German), impronunciabile (Italian), inēloquāx (Latin), inēloquibilis (Latin)
    Sense id: en-unutterable-en-adj--GEWvJpn Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms prefixed with un-, English terms suffixed with -able Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 24 20 27 24 5 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 27 21 22 25 4 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with un-: 22 24 24 16 13 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -able: 25 20 28 22 5 Disambiguation of 'not utterable; incapable of being physically spoken or voiced — see also unpronounceable': 59 10 26 5
  2. Incapable of being articulated or expressed; indescribable, inexpressible. Synonyms: ineffable, inutterable, unspeakable, utterless [archaic, literary], indescribable Translations (incapable of being articulated or expressed — see also indescribable, inexpressible): ἄλογος (álogos) (Ancient Greek), ἀνεκλάλητος (aneklálētos) (Ancient Greek), ἄρρητος (árrhētos) (Ancient Greek), অকথ্য (okottho) (Bengali), непроизносим (neproiznosim) (Bulgarian), inefábel (Galician), გამოუთქმელი (gamoutkmeli) (Georgian), unaussprechlich (German), kimondhatatlan (Hungarian), improferibile (Italian), impronunciabile (Italian), indicibile (Italian), inenarrabile (Italian), infando (Italian), ineffābilis (Latin), īnfandus (Latin), do-insh (Manx), erskyn insh (Manx), neufocklagh (Manx), indizível (Portuguese), неопису́емый (neopisújemyj) (Russian), несказа́нно (neskazánno) (Russian), невырази́мо (nevyrazímo) (Russian), неизрѐцив [Cyrillic] (Serbo-Croatian), neizrèciv [Roman] (Serbo-Croatian), indecible (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-unutterable-en-adj-BJHAAYeK Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms prefixed with un-, English terms suffixed with -able Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 24 20 27 24 5 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 27 21 22 25 4 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with un-: 22 24 24 16 13 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -able: 25 20 28 22 5 Disambiguation of 'incapable of being articulated or expressed — see also indescribable, inexpressible': 17 55 15 13
  3. Not allowed to be spoken; taboo, unspeakable. Synonyms: unsayable [rare] Translations (not allowed to be spoken — see also taboo, unspeakable): unaussprechlich (German), ineffābilis (Latin)
    Sense id: en-unutterable-en-adj-UdtpdC-X Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms prefixed with un-, English terms suffixed with -able Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 24 20 27 24 5 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 27 21 22 25 4 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with un-: 22 24 24 16 13 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -able: 25 20 28 22 5 Disambiguation of 'not allowed to be spoken — see also taboo, unspeakable': 18 9 61 12
  4. (figuratively) Extremely bad or objectionable; unspeakable. Tags: figuratively Synonyms: bad Translations (extremely bad or objectionable — see also unspeakable): nefando (Galician), unaussprechlich (German), nefando (Italian), īnfandus (Latin)
    Sense id: en-unutterable-en-adj-3yVrAXIL Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms prefixed with un-, English terms suffixed with -able Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 24 20 27 24 5 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 27 21 22 25 4 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with un-: 22 24 24 16 13 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -able: 25 20 28 22 5 Disambiguation of 'extremely bad or objectionable — see also unspeakable': 8 13 17 63
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: unutterableness, unutterably Related terms: inutterable, inutterably, unuttered, utterless

Noun [English]

IPA: /(ˌ)ʌnˈʌt(ə)ɹəbl̩/ [Received-Pronunciation], /(ˌ)ʌnˈʌtɹəbl̩/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˌʌnˈʌtɚəb(ə)l/ [General-American], [ˌʌnˈʌɾɚ.ɪ̈bl̩] [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-unutterable.wav [Southern-England] Forms: unutterables [plural]
Etymology: From un- (prefix meaning ‘not’) + utterable. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*n̥-}}, {{glossary|prefix}} prefix, {{prefix|en|un|utterable|pos1=prefix meaning ‘not’}} un- (prefix meaning ‘not’) + utterable Head templates: {{en-noun}} unutterable (plural unutterables)
  1. Something which is unutterable (incapable of being physically spoken, incapable of being articulated or expressed, etc.). Derived forms: unutterables [noun, plural]
    Sense id: en-unutterable-en-noun-CVGR4xFU Categories (other): English terms prefixed with un- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with un-: 22 24 24 16 13

Inflected forms

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      "word": "অকথ্য"
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      "word": "непроизносим"
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      "word": "inefábel"
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      "roman": "gamoutkmeli",
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      "word": "გამოუთქმელი"
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      "word": "kimondhatatlan"
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      "code": "it",
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      "word": "improferibile"
    },
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      "code": "it",
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      "code": "it",
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      "word": "inenarrabile"
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      "word": "infando"
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      "word": "neufocklagh"
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      "word": "indizível"
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        [
          "unutterable",
          "unutterable#Verb"
        ],
        [
          "incapable",
          "incapable"
        ],
        [
          "physically",
          "physically"
        ],
        [
          "spoken",
          "speak#Verb"
        ],
        [
          "articulated",
          "articulate#Verb"
        ],
        [
          "expressed",
          "express#Verb"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/(ˌ)ʌnˈʌt(ə)ɹəbl̩/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/(ˌ)ʌnˈʌtɹəbl̩/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˌʌnˈʌtɚəb(ə)l/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˌʌnˈʌɾɚ.ɪ̈bl̩]",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/9/9f/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-unutterable.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-unutterable.wav.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "Southern-England"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (Southern England)"
    }
  ],
  "word": "unutterable"
}

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