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" The most profound things are inexpressible."
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Meaning of "inexpressible" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF INEXPRESSIBLE

ˌɪnɪkˈsprɛsəbəl


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF INEXPRESSIBLE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Inexpressible is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES INEXPRESSIBLE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of inexpressible in the English dictionary

The definition of inexpressible in the dictionary is too great, etc, to be expressed or uttered; indescribable.



WORDS THAT RHYME WITH INEXPRESSIBLE

accessible · addressable · impossible · inaccessible · incompressible · indispensable · insuppressible · irrepressible · noticeable · possessable · processable · redressable · redressible · releasable · repressible · responsible · reversible · taxable · unguessable · vitrescible

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE INEXPRESSIBLE

inexplainableness · inexplainably · inexplicability · inexplicable · inexplicableness · inexplicably · inexplicit · inexplicitly · inexplicitness · inexpressibility · inexpressibleness · inexpressibly · inexpressive · inexpressively · inexpressiveness · inexpugnability · inexpugnable · inexpugnableness · inexpugnably · inexpungible

WORDS THAT END LIKE INEXPRESSIBLE

admissible · collapsible · compatible · comprehensible · divisible · extensible · feasible · fusible · implausible · inadmissible · incomprehensible · insensible · invisible · irresponsible · irreversible · ostensible · permissible · plausible · possible · sensible · visible

Synonyms and antonyms of inexpressible in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «INEXPRESSIBLE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «inexpressible» and belong to the same grammatical category.

Translation of «inexpressible» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF INEXPRESSIBLE

Find out the translation of inexpressible to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of inexpressible from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «inexpressible» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

难以形容
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

inexpresable
570 millions of speakers
en

English

inexpressible
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

बयान से बाहर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

لا يوصف
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

невыразимое
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

inexprimível
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

অবর্ণনীয়
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

inexprimable
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Tidak dapat dijelaskan
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

unaussprechlich
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

言葉で表せない
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

말로 표현할 수없는
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Ora bisa ditélakaké
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

không diển tả được
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

வெளிப்படுத்த முடியாத
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

अव्यवहार्य
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

ifade edilemez
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

inesprimibile
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

niewyrażalne
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

невимовне
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

inexprimabil
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ανέκφραστο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

onuitspreeklike
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

inexpressible
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

usigelig
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of inexpressible

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «INEXPRESSIBLE»

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about inexpressible

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10 QUOTES WITH «INEXPRESSIBLE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word inexpressible.
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Italo Calvino
What is modern art but the attempt to pinpoint vague, incorporeal, inexpressible sensations? What is modern art, I would add, but the most solemn pile of nonsense that ever appeared on Earth?
2
Gustave Flaubert
One mustn't look at the abyss, because there is at the bottom an inexpressible charm which attracts us.
3
Nick Flynn
Our job as writers, as far as I can tell, is to attempt to express what seems inexpressible.
4
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
The mediator of the inexpressible is the work of art.
5
Johann Georg Hamann
Every phenomenon of nature was a word, - the sign, symbol and pledge of a new, mysterious, inexpressible but all the more intimate union, participation and community of divine energies and ideas.
6
Jenny Holzer
The most profound things are inexpressible.
7
Aldous Huxley
After silence, that which comes nearest to expressing the inexpressible is music.
8
T. E. Lawrence
This creed of the desert seemed inexpressible in words, and indeed in thought.
9
Dinah Maria Mulock
Oh the comfort, the inexpressible comfort of feeling safe with a person, having neither to weigh thoughts nor measure words, but pouring them all right out, just as they are.
10
Meghan O'Rourke
Grief is at once a public and a private experience. One's inner, inexpressible disruption cannot be fully realized in one's public persona.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «INEXPRESSIBLE»

Discover the use of inexpressible in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to inexpressible and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Inexpressible Island
Based upon the true story of one of the greatest feats of human endurance of this century.
David Young, 1998
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Inexpressible Privacy: The Interior Life of Antebellum ...
The Interior Life of Antebellum American Literature Milette Shamir. literature, it amends the lingering assumptions about the “femininity” of the home. Like the latter, it examines the imbrication of domesticity and individualism, yet it also ...
Milette Shamir, 2011
3
An Inexpressible State of Grace
Dissatisfied in her marriage and haunted by memories of the woman who broke her heart in college, New York attorney Ashleigh Moore sees the final unraveling of her neatly ordered life begin the minute she receives a letter from the father ...
Cameron Abbott, 2004
4
In Praise of the Inexpressible: Paul's Experience of the ...
Before his Damascus Road experience, Saul of Tarsus had earned a reputation as a religious strong-arm.
Jean Paillard, 2003
5
Myth of Myself: An Expression of the Inexpressible
Andy, the multi-instrumentalist, poet, artist; and Kelly, the prolific writer and photographer. This is a deeply personal tome that makes us pause, reflect and take notice. It is a testament of their collective genius.
Andy Cook, Andy S. Cook, 2013
6
Distancing English: a chapter in the history of the ...
Like many of his nineteenth-century contemporaries, essayist Walter Channing suggests that the country’s perceived deficiency in literature is due to a crucial overlap with England, that is, having “the same language with a nation, ...
Page Richards, 2009
7
Knowing Beyond Words: Reflections on the Inexpressible
McQuiston uses the classic images and language of the 1662 Book of Common Prayer as a starting point, and proceeds to the words of writers and thinkers across centuries and traditions.
John McQuiston, II, 2002
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Expressing the Inexpressible in Lyotard and ...
Expressing the Inexpressible in Lyotard and Pseudo-Dionysius: Bearing Witness as Spiritual Exercise rigorously studies the inexpressible expression provoked by two illustrative examples: the silenced testimony of the Holocaust survivor, in ...
Mélanie V. Walton, 2013
9
Discovering the Realm Beyond Appearance: Pointers to the ...
The Book Is In Many Ways A Continuation Of The Earlier Work Dialogues On Reality . Questions And Answers Are Grouped Together Subject-Wise To Enable One To Understand/Realize One`S True Nature.
Robert Powell, 2002
10
Wittgenstein and the Moral Life: Essays in Honor of Cora Diamond
3. Wittgenstein. and. the. Inexpressible. Juliet Floyd The greatest clarity [ Deutlichkeit] was to me always the greatest beauty. —G. H. Lessing, Das Testament Johannis Lessing once said, “Language can express everything we think clearly.
Alice Crary, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «INEXPRESSIBLE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term inexpressible is used in the context of the following news items.
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Christchurch rebuild: Welcome to Brownleegrad | Stuff.co.nz
And sometimes they help you find words for inexpressible emotions or difficult experiences. As this is Christchurch, these are usually ... «Stuff.co.nz, Jul 15»
2
Family, friends, classmates honor deceased UL student
"My sorrow and anguish are inexpressible," said Daniel Ball on Gilkey's Gofundme page. "Steve was one of the kindest and most cheerful ... «The Daily Advertiser, Jul 15»
3
Harper Lee's 'Go Set a Watchman': What the Critics are Saying - The …
At the peak of her outrage, Jean Louise tells her father, 'You've cheated me in a way that's inexpressible.' I don't doubt that many who read this ... «Hollywood Reporter, Jul 15»
4
The Drummer Gard Nilssen and the Trio Waxwing Release New …
There's an inexpressible quality specific to jazz veterans of a certain age, a mix of gruff eloquence, watchful fire and baronial nonchalance. «New York Times, Jul 15»
5
Idealistic Atticus Finch a racist in new Harper Lee novel
“At the peak of her outrage, Jean Louise tells her father, 'You've cheated me in a way that's inexpressible.' I don't doubt that many who read this ... «Buenos Aires Herald, Jul 15»
6
Karlovy Vary Review: Punchy, Difficult, Allegorically Urgent Greek …
The heightened soap operatics of the scenes of screaming and roughhousing (whether through giddy joy or inexpressible despair) are so ... «Indie Wire, Jul 15»
7
Christians grieve, rejoice in faith
Peter concludes with the observation that our belief in Christ is accompanied by an inexpressible and glorious joy, and absolute assurance of ... «St. George Daily Spectrum, Jul 15»
8
TLC Tueday: Keeping It All Together
In fact, tears are a gift from God, and one of the blessings that allows us to express the inexpressible, bear the unbearable. If today you feel a ... «Beliefnet, Jul 15»
9
Go Set a Watchman backlash for turning Atticus Finch into a racist
'At the peak of her outrage, Jean Louise tells her father, “You've cheated me in a way that's inexpressible.” I don't doubt that many who read this ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
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Theater Review (NYC Off-Broadway): 'The Weir' by Conor …
At the heart of memorable conversation is the individual's attempt to express the inexpressible or unknowable. Regardless of how “connected,” ... «Blogcritics, Jul 15»
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