Definitions for unspeakableʌnˈspi kə bəl
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
un•speak•a•bleʌnˈspi kə bəl(adj.)
not speakable; not able or allowed to be spoken.
exceeding the power of speech; inexpressible; indescribable.
inexpressibly bad or objectionable.
Origin of unspeakable:
1350–1400
un•speak′a•bly(adv.)
Princeton's WordNet
indefinable, indescribable, ineffable, unspeakable, untellable, unutterable(adj)
defying expression or description
"indefinable yearnings"; "indescribable beauty"; "ineffable ecstasy"; "inexpressible anguish"; "unspeakable happiness"; "unutterable contempt"; "a thing of untellable splendor"
atrocious, abominable, awful, dreadful, painful, terrible, unspeakable(adj)
exceptionally bad or displeasing
"atrocious taste"; "abominable workmanship"; "an awful voice"; "dreadful manners"; "a painful performance"; "terrible handwriting"; "an unspeakable odor came sweeping into the room"
ineffable, unnameable, unspeakable, unutterable(adj)
too sacred to be uttered
"the ineffable name of the Deity"
Wiktionary
unspeakable(Adjective)
Incapable of being spoken or uttered; unutterable; ineffable; inexpressible.
unspeakable(Adjective)
Unfit or not permitted to be spoken or described.
unspeakable(Adjective)
Extremely bad or objectionable.
Webster Dictionary
Unspeakable(adj)
not speakable; incapable of being uttered or adequately described; inexpressible; unutterable; ineffable; as, unspeakable grief or rage
Translations for unspeakable
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
unspeakable(adjective)
that cannot be expressed in words, especially because too bad to describe
his unspeakable cruelty/rudeness.
- onuitspreekbaarAfrikaans
- لا يوصَف، يَعْجَز عنه الوَصْفArabic
- неописуемBulgarian
- indescritívelPortuguese (BR)
- nepopsatelnýCzech
- unsäglichGerman
- ubeskriveligDanish
- απερίγραπτος, αχαρακτήριστοςGreek
- indecible, incalificable, indescriptibleSpanish
- kirjeldamatuEstonian
- وصف ناپذیرFarsi
- sanoinkuvaamatonFinnish
- inexprimableFrench
- שֶׁאֵין לְהַבִּיעוֹ בְּמִילִיםHebrew
- अकथनीयHindi
- neizrecivCroatian
- kimondhatatlanHungarian
- tak terperiIndonesian
- ósegjanlegur, ólÿsanlegurIcelandic
- indescrivibileItalian
- 言いようのないJapanese
- 말로 표현할 수 없는Korean
- neapsakomasLithuanian
- neizsakāmsLatvian
- tdk terkatakanMalay
- onuitsprekelijkDutch
- ubeskrivelig, under enhver kritikkNorwegian
- nieopisanyPolish
- indescritívelPortuguese
- de nedescrisRomanian
- неописуемыйRussian
- neopísateľný, nevýslovnýSlovak
- nepopisenSlovenian
- neopisivoSerbian
- outsägligSwedish
- ที่เลวร้ายจนไม่สามารถอธิบายเป็นคำพูดได้Thai
- anlatılamazTurkish
- 說不出口的Chinese (Trad.)
- невимовнийUkrainian
- ناقابل بيانUrdu
- không tả xiếtVietnamese
- 说不出口的Chinese (Simp.)
Get even more translations for unspeakable »
Citation
Use the citation below to add this definition to your bibliography:
"unspeakable." Definitions.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2013. Web. 20 May 2013. <http://www.definitions.net/definition/unspeakable>.