Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unutterable

/ˌʌnˈʌtɚəb(ə)l/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.58 in modern English

Syllables: un-ut-ter-a-ble
IPA: /ˌʌnˈʌtɚəb(ə)l/

13

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

5

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Not utterable; incapable of being physically spoken or voiced; unpronounceable.

adj

Incapable of being articulated or expressed; indescribable, inexpressible.

adj

Not allowed to be spoken; taboo, unspeakable.

adj

Extremely bad or objectionable; unspeakable.

noun

Something which is unutterable (incapable of being physically spoken, incapable of being articulated or expressed, etc.).

Example Sentences

"unutterable anguish"
"[H]e is Sir / The moſt vnutterable covvard, that ere nature / Bleſt vvith hard ſhoulders, vvhich vvere only giuen him, / To the ruine of baſtinados."
"Prevenient Grace deſcending had remov'd / The ſtonie from thir hearts, and made new fleſh / Regenerat grow inſtead, that ſighs now breath'd / Unutterable, which the Spirit of prayer / Inſpir'd, and wing'd for Heav'n with ſpeedier flight / Then loudeſt Oratorie: […]"
"VVhat is to ſpeak? or vvherefore ſhould I ſpeak? / VVhat means theſe Tears, but Grief unutterable?"
"Still in harmonious intercourſe they liv'd / The rural day, and talk'd the flovving heart, / Or ſigh'd and look'd unutterable things."
"[H]e was careſſed by all the people in the neighbourhood; who, while they admired his accompliſhments, could not help pitying his infatuated mother, for being deprived of that unutterable delight which any other parent would have enjoyed in the contemplation of ſuch an amiable ſon."

Etymology

From un- (prefix meaning ‘not’) + utterable.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: un

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌʌnˈʌtɚəb(ə)l/
British English: /(ˌ)ʌnˈʌt(ə)ɹəbl̩/

Inflected Forms

more unutterable (comparative) most unutterable (superlative) unutterables (plural)

Derived Forms

unutterableness unutterably unutterables

Frequently Paired Words

inutterable inutterably unuttered utterless

Synonyms

ineffable inutterable unspeakable utterless indescribable indefinable undescribable indicible inexpressible untold inenarrable nameless

Antonyms

articulable enunciable expressible pronounceable sayable utterable describable speakable verbalizable acceptable agreeable all right

Questions

How do you pronounce unutterable?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌʌnˈʌtɚəb(ə)l/.
What does unutterable mean?: Not utterable; incapable of being physically spoken or voiced; unpronounceable.
Where does unutterable come from?: From un- (prefix meaning ‘not’) + utterable.

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