"unlistenable" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more unlistenable [comparative], most unlistenable [superlative]
Etymology: un- + listenable Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|un|listenable}} un- + listenable Head templates: {{en-adj}} unlistenable (comparative more unlistenable, superlative most unlistenable)
  1. (music, acoustics) Of a sound quality or characteristic that a person cannot long listen to. Categories (topical): Acoustics, Music Derived forms: unlistenability Translations (not suitable for being listened to): kuuntelukelvoton (Finnish), mahdoton kuunnella (Finnish), inaudible (French), inécoutable [rare] (French), hallgathatatlan (Hungarian), inascoltabile (Italian), nie do słuchania (Polish), neascultabil (Romanian), de neascultat (Romanian)
    Sense id: en-unlistenable-en-adj-CwV2957B Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with un- Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music

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