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.)

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