unspeakable
Also found in: Thesaurus, Wikipedia.
un·speak·a·ble
(ŭn-spē′kə-bəl)adj.
1. Beyond description; inexpressible: unspeakable happiness.
2. Inexpressibly bad or objectionable: unspeakable poverty.
3. Not to be spoken: unspeakable thoughts.
un·speak′a·ble·ness n.
un·speak′a·bly adv.
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
unspeakable
(ʌnˈspiːkəbəl)adj
1. incapable of expression in words: unspeakable ecstasy.
2. indescribably bad or evil
3. not to be uttered: unspeakable thoughts.
unˈspeakableness n
unˈspeakably adv
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
un•speak•a•ble
(ʌnˈspi kə bəl)adj.
1. not speakable; not able or allowed to be spoken.
2. exceeding the power of speech; inexpressible; indescribable.
3. inexpressibly bad or objectionable.
[1350–1400]
un•speak′a•ble•ness, n.
un•speak′a•bly, adv.
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Switch to new thesaurus
Adj. 1. [画像:unspeakable - defying expression or description]unspeakable - defying expression or description; "indefinable yearnings"; "indescribable beauty"; "ineffable ecstasy"; "inexpressible anguish"; "unspeakable happiness"; "unutterable contempt"; "a thing of untellable splendor"
inexpressible, unexpressible - defying expression
2. [画像:unspeakable - exceptionally bad or displeasing]unspeakable - 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"
bad - having undesirable or negative qualities; "a bad report card"; "his sloppy appearance made a bad impression"; "a bad little boy"; "clothes in bad shape"; "a bad cut"; "bad luck"; "the news was very bad"; "the reviews were bad"; "the pay is bad"; "it was a bad light for reading"; "the movie was a bad choice"
3. [画像:unspeakable - too sacred to be uttered]unspeakable - too sacred to be uttered; "the ineffable name of the Deity"
sacred - concerned with religion or religious purposes; "sacred texts"; "sacred rites"; "sacred music"
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.
unspeakable
adjective dreadful, shocking, appalling, evil, awful, overwhelming, horrible, unbelievable, monstrous, from hell (informal), inconceivable, unimaginable, repellent, abysmal, frightful, heinous, odious, indescribable, loathsome, abominable, ineffable, beyond words, execrable, unutterable, inexpressible, beyond description, hellacious (U.S. slang), too horrible for words the unspeakable horrors of chemical weapons
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
unspeakable
adjective1. That cannot be described:
Idioms: beyond description, defying description.
2. That may not be spoken of or uttered:
The American Heritage® Roget's Thesaurus. Copyright © 2013, 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
Translations
لا يوصَف، يَعْجَز عنه الوَصْف
nepopsatelnýnevýslovný
ubeskrivelig
ósegjanlegur, ólÿsanlegur
neizsakāms
anlatılamaz
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
unspeakable
[ʌnˈspiːkəbəl] adj [pain] → indescriptible ; [horror, crimes] → innommable ; [behaviour, treatment] → inqualifiableCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
unspeakable
adj → unbeschreiblich ; their unspeakable trade → ihr abscheuliches Geschäft ; to do/say unspeakable things to somebody → jdm unaussprechliche Dinge antun/sagen
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
unspeakable
[ʌnˈspiːkəbl] adj (behaviour, crime) → abominevole ; (pain, joy) → indicibile, indescrivibileCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
unspeakable
(anˈspiːkəbl) adjective that cannot be expressed in words, especially because too bad to describe. his unspeakable cruelty/rudeness. onuitspreekbaar لا يوصَف، يَعْجَز عنه الوَصْف неописуем indescritível nepopsatelný unsäglich ubeskrivelig απερίγραπτος, αχαρακτήριστος indecible, incalificable, indescriptible kirjeldamatu وصف ناپذیر sanoinkuvaamaton inexprimable שֶׁאֵין לְהַבִּיעוֹ בְּמִילִים अकथनीय neizreciv kimondhatatlan tak terperi ósegjanlegur, ólÿsanlegur indescrivibile 言いようのない 말로 표현할 수 없는 neapsakomas neizsakāms tdk terkatakan onuitsprekelijk ubeskrivelig, under enhver kritikk nieopisany indescritível de nedescris неописуемый neopísateľný, nevýslovný nepopisen neopisivo outsäglig ที่เลวร้ายจนไม่สามารถอธิบายเป็นคําพูดได้ anlatılamaz 說不出口的 невимовний ناقابل بيان không tả xiết 说不出口的
unˈspeakably adverbThe house is unspeakably filthy. onuitspreekbaar بصورَةٍ لا توصَف неописуемо indescritivelmente nepopsatelně unsäglich ubeskriveligt απερίγραπτα de modo indecible/incalificable/indescriptible kirjeldamatult بطور غیر قابل وصف sanoinkuvaamattomasti d'une façon inexprimable בְּאוֹפֶן שֵׁאין לְהַבִּיעוֹ अकथनीय रूप से neizrecivo kimondhatatlanul secara tak terperi viðbjóðslega indescrivibilmente 言いようもなく 이루 말할 수 없게 neapsakomai neizsakāmi tdk terkatakan ontuitsprekelijk ubeskrivelig niewymownie indescritivelmente de nedescris неописуемо neopísateľne nepopisno neopisivo outsägligt อย่างพูดไม่ออก anlatılamayacak şekilde 無法形容地 несказанно ناقابل بيان طور پر không tả xiết 无法形容地
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.