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We have no words for speaking of wisdom to the stupid. He who understands the wise is wise already.
Georg C. Lichtenberg

Meaning of "have no words for" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF HAVE NO WORDS FOR

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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HAVE NO WORDS FOR

have it coming
have it coming to one
have it in for
have it in one
have it so good
have itchy feet
have kittens
have legs
have no time for
have no use for
have nothing on
have nothing to do with
have on
have on one´s back
have one foot in the grave
have one over the eight
have one´s back to the wall
have one´s blood up
have one´s cake and eat it
have one´s feet on the ground

WORDS THAT END LIKE HAVE NO WORDS FOR

account for
as for
ask for
be all for
be in the market for
but for
except for
go for
go in for
have eyes for
have feelings for
have no time for
have no use for
in for
in line for
make tracks for
pay for
so much for
stand up for
up for

Synonyms and antonyms of have no words for in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «have no words for» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HAVE NO WORDS FOR

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Translator English - Chinese

无字
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

no tengo palabras para
570 millions of speakers

English

have no words for
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कोई शब्दों के लिए है
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ليس لدي كلمات ل
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

нет слов для
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

não tenho palavras para
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

জন্য কোন শব্দ আছে
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

n´ai pas de mots pour
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tiada kata untuk
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

habe keine Worte für
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

言葉のためにもありません
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

어떤 단어 가 없다
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ora duwe tembung kanggo
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

không có lời cho
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

எந்த வார்த்தைகளும் இல்லை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

यासाठी शब्द नाहीत
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Için hiç kelime yok
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

non hanno parole per
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Brak mi słów dla
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

немає слів для
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

nu au cuvinte pentru
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Δεν υπάρχουν λέξεις για
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

het geen woorde vir
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

har inga ord för
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

har ikke ord for
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of have no words for

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HAVE NO WORDS FOR»

The term «have no words for» is very widely used and occupies the 18.397 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HAVE NO WORDS FOR» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about have no words for

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2 QUOTES WITH «HAVE NO WORDS FOR»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word have no words for.
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Max Frisch
I have no words for my reality.
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Georg C. Lichtenberg
We have no words for speaking of wisdom to the stupid. He who understands the wise is wise already.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HAVE NO WORDS FOR»

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Words on Words: Quotations about Language and Languages
... the Comic', in The Dyer's Hand and other essays 37:4 A sentence uttered makes a world appear / Where all things happen as it says they do; / We doubt the speaker, not the tongue we hear: / Words have no words for words that are not true.
David Crystal, Hilary Crystal, 2000
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Psychology: Making Connections:
... perception, and thought (Everett, 2005). The Pirahã have no words for the numbers higher than 2. As a result, it is nearly impossible for them to learn concepts such as 9 or 10. They even have difficulty learning simple arithmetic relationships ...
Gregory Feist, Erika Rosenberg, 2009
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Ludwig Wittgenstein - A Cultural Point of View: Philosophy ...
Malcolm is struck by the extremely unnatural circumstance that Wittgenstein's imaginary tribe have no words for those things that we take to be most basic in human life. Equally odd, alongside this strikingly impoverished vocabulary, they do ...
Professor William J DeAngelis, 2012
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The International Handbook on Innovation
people hardly even feel, because they have no words for them” (Lu, 1966, p. 134) . All this occurs, Eliot wrote in The Music of Poetry, “before it (the poem) reaches expression in words” (Eliot, 1975, p. 114). The words of a poem, Eliot wrote, are ...
Larisa V Shavinina, 2003
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The Great Reckoning: Protecting Yourself in the Coming ...
By the same token, primitive peoples usually have "no words for abstract concepts." Their "languages, which are intimately adjusted to their way of life, tend to prevent the free movement of their minds into new regions of experience." Another ...
James Dale Davidson, William Rees-Mogg, 1994
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Customs and Cultures: Anthropology for Christian Missions
Equivalent terms are not to be found in an English dictionary, while conversely the Marshallese have no words for the numerous parts of horse-drawn carriages, though on some of the islands 198 QUEER SOUNDS, STRANGE GRAMMARS, ...
Eugene Albert Nida, 1975
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Friedrich Nietzsche and the Politics of Transfiguration
8 If the problem of modern men is that they are, as Nietzsche argued in The Birth of Tragedy, "too theoretical," this must mean that they do not live their experiences: they have no words for them, no manner of making them exist for themselves.
Tracy B. Strong, 1988
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The Cognitive Revolution in Western Culture
The Hausa have no words for 'quickly' or 'slowly', and time is usually referred to using such subjective phrases as 'for just now', 'just before', 'once upon a time', ' long since', and so on (Taylor, F. W., Practical Hausa Grammar (Oxford University  ...
Don LePan, 1996
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Haspelmath, Martin; König, Ekkehard; Oesterreicher, Wulf; ...
and some have no words for numbers higher than three or four. It seems likely that all languages have at least one word with the meaning 'many' and/ or 'much'. An unresolved question is whether these are properly regarded as separate ...
Martin Haspelmath, 2001
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The Steps of Man Towards Civilization
They have no words for numbers and have no practices to count or to calculate. Thus, they could not even execute the techniques of the Bakairi Karl von den Steinen reported. They cannot look at three stones and say “there are three stones”.
Georg Oesterdiekhoff, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HAVE NO WORDS FOR»

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Watch this dad's sweet reaction to his son buying him a home
I have no words for how much I love him. I love you son. https://t.co/EInOsrtGjH. — Charles Green (@TheAngryGrandpa) July 10, 2015. «First Coast News, Jul 15»
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Mystery donor gives Dh400,000 towards UAE girl's transplant
“I have no words for him and as well as for the other people who contributed and took part in any kind of activity related to fund raising for my ... «The National, Jul 15»
3
Interview: KC Clifford returns to WoodyFest with healthy baby after …
“I have no words for the level of support that we received. I have no words for what it meant to us. And I'm a word person; words are what I do.”. «NewsOK.com, Jul 15»
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Former ACCS teammates join rival softball teams at next level
... the other in opposing uniforms next season. “I have so much more of an appreciation for it,” Powell said. “It's amazing. I have no words for it.” ... «Natchez Democrat, Jul 15»
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Throwback Thursday: The Career and Legacy of Zach Gowen, Part 2
I have no words for you.) Punk praised Iron for his hard work and overcoming the many obstacles he faces on a daily basis. Punk and Cabana ... «Inside Pulse, Jul 15»
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Ex-Sunderland striker Gyan swimming in money after Shanghai …
"I have no words for it. This club will always be in my heart, no matter what happens," he said. At Al Ain, Gyan earned a massive €11.8 million ... «Tribal Football, Jul 15»
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Marriotts Ridge High School custodian arrested on child porn charges
"I definitely don't have no words for him because I don't want to go to jail," said Andre Edmonds, who lives next door. A spokeswoman for ... «ABC2 News, Jul 15»
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CSRA Mustang Club Donates $20000 To Local Foundation
“I have no words for the men and women of the CSRA Mustang Club for selecting us, supporting us and helping us complete our mission with ... «WJBF-TV, Jul 15»
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Rebel ride not without controversy
“It just, I don't know, I don't have no words for it [the turnout and the donations],” he said. “We had 700 confirmed vehicles, but how many people ... «Russellville Courier, Jul 15»
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Rutgers football community reacts to Carli Lloyd's amazing World …
I have no words for this!! CHOP! — Kyle Flood (@KyleFloodRU) July 5, 2015. Former Rutgers athletic director Tim Pernetti: Hat trick, and once ... «NJ.com, Jul 15»

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