What does unintelligible mean?
Definitions for unintelligible
ˌʌn ɪnˈtɛl ɪ dʒə bəlun·in·tel·li·gi·ble
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word unintelligible.
Princeton's WordNet
unintelligibleadjective
poorly articulated or enunciated, or drowned by noise
"unintelligible speech"
opaque, unintelligibleadjective
not clearly understood or expressed
Wiktionary
unintelligibleadjective
not intelligible; unable to be understood
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Unintelligibleadjective
Not such as can be understood
Etymology: inintelligible, Fr.
The Latin, three hundred years before Marcus Tullius Cicero, was as uninte ligible in his time, as the English and French of the same period are now. Jonathan Swift.
Did Thetis
These arms thus labour’d for her son prepare;
For that dull soul to stare with stupid eyes,
On the learn’d unintelligible prize! Dryden.This notion must be despised as harmless, unintelligible enthusiasm. John Rogers, Sermons.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of unintelligible in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of unintelligible in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
Examples of unintelligible in a Sentence
I said something unintelligible to her and all of a sudden my right side collapsed.
Anthropology provides a scientific basis for dealing with the crucial dilemma of the world today how can peoples of different appearance, mutually unintelligible languages, and dissimilar ways of life get along peaceably together
School days are the unhappiest in the whole span of human existence. They are full of dull, unintelligible tasks, new and unpleasant ordinances, with brutal violations of common sense and common decency.
Popularity rank by frequency of use
Translations for unintelligible
From our Multilingual Translation Dictionary
- لا يمكن فهمهArabic
- inintel·ligibleCatalan, Valencian
- nesrozumitelnýCzech
- unverständlichGerman
- ακατάληπτοςGreek
- ininteligibleSpanish
- käsittämätönFinnish
- inintelligibleFrench
- érthetetlenHungarian
- inintelligibile, incomprensibileItalian
- mangangaMāori
- onbegrijpelijk, onverstaanbaarDutch
- uforståeligNorwegian
- niezrozumiałyPolish
- ininteligível, incompreensívelPortuguese
- neinteligibilRomanian
- непоня́тный, невразуми́тельныйRussian
- obegripligSwedish
Get even more translations for unintelligible »
Translation
Find a translation for the unintelligible definition in other languages:
Select another language:
- - Select -
- 简体中文 (Chinese - Simplified)
- 繁體中文 (Chinese - Traditional)
- Español (Spanish)
- Esperanto (Esperanto)
- 日本語 (Japanese)
- Português (Portuguese)
- Deutsch (German)
- العربية (Arabic)
- Français (French)
- Русский (Russian)
- ಕನ್ನಡ (Kannada)
- 한국어 (Korean)
- עברית (Hebrew)
- Gaeilge (Irish)
- Українська (Ukrainian)
- اردو (Urdu)
- Magyar (Hungarian)
- मानक हिन्दी (Hindi)
- Indonesia (Indonesian)
- Italiano (Italian)
- தமிழ் (Tamil)
- Türkçe (Turkish)
- తెలుగు (Telugu)
- ภาษาไทย (Thai)
- Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
- Čeština (Czech)
- Polski (Polish)
- Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)
- Românește (Romanian)
- Nederlands (Dutch)
- Ελληνικά (Greek)
- Latinum (Latin)
- Svenska (Swedish)
- Dansk (Danish)
- Suomi (Finnish)
- فارسی (Persian)
- ייִדיש (Yiddish)
- հայերեն (Armenian)
- Norsk (Norwegian)
- English (English)
Word of the Day
Would you like us to send you a FREE new word definition delivered to your inbox daily?
Citation
Use the citation below to add this definition to your bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"unintelligible." Definitions.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2023. Web. 28 Mar. 2023. <https://www.definitions.net/definition/unintelligible>.
Discuss these unintelligible definitions with the community:
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In