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Meaning of 'unutterable' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Unutterable [ a.]
- Not utterable; incapable of being spoken or voiced; inexpressible; ineffable; unspeakable; as, unutterable anguish.

Meaning of 'unutterable' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . unutterable [ s]
Meaning (1):
- defying expression or description
Example in sentence:
  • a thing of untellable splendor;
  • indefinable yearnings;
  • indescribable beauty;
  • ineffable ecstasy;
  • inexpressible anguish;
  • unspeakable happiness;
  • unutterable contempt
Meaning (2):
- very difficult to pronounce correctly
Example in sentence:
  • an unpronounceable foreign word;
  • unutterable consonant clusters
Meaning (3):
- too sacred to be uttered
Example in sentence:
  • the ineffable name of the Deity

Nearby Words:

unusage unused unusual unusuality

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