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Meaning of "unsayable" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF UNSAYABLE

unsayable  [ʌnˈseɪəbəl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF UNSAYABLE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Unsayable can act as a noun and an adjective.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES UNSAYABLE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of unsayable in the English dictionary

The definition of unsayable in the dictionary is too insulting, indecent, etc, to be said.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH UNSAYABLE


assayable
æˈseɪəbəl
conveyable
kənˈveɪəbəl
nonrepayable
ˌnɒnrɪˈpeɪəbəl
obeyable
əˈbeɪəbəl
payable
ˈpeɪəbəl
playable
ˈpleɪəbəl
portrayable
pɔːˈtreɪəbəl
prepayable
priːˈpeɪəbəl
reliable
rɪˈlaɪəbəl
repayable
rɪˈpeɪəbəl
sayable
ˈseɪəbəl
slayable
ˈsleɪəbəl
surveyable
səˈveɪəbəl
swayable
ˈsweɪəbəl
ungainsayable
ˌʌnɡeɪnˈseɪəbəl
unpayable
ʌnˈpeɪəbəl
unplayable
ʌnˈpleɪəbəl
unswayable
ʌnˈsweɪəbəl
variable
ˈvɛərɪəbəl
weighable
ˈweɪəbəl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE UNSAYABLE

unsating
unsatirical
unsatisfaction
unsatisfactory
unsatisfiable
unsatisfied
unsatisfiedness
unsatisfying
unsaturate
unsaturated
unsaturation
unsaved
unsavorily
unsavoriness
unsavourily
unsavouriness
unsavoury
unsawn
unsay
unscabbard

WORDS THAT END LIKE UNSAYABLE

able
account payable
buyable
clergyable
copyable
decayable
defrayable
delayable
deployable
destroyable
displayable
dryable
dyable
employable
enjoyable
flyable
fryable
say the unsayable
unemployable
unenjoyable
unflyable

Synonyms and antonyms of unsayable in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «unsayable» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF UNSAYABLE

Find out the translation of unsayable to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of unsayable from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «unsayable» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

不可言说
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

indecible
570 millions of speakers

English

unsayable
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

unsayable
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

unsayable
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

невыразимое
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

indizível
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

unsayable
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

indicible
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kagum
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Unsagbare
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

unsayable
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

unsayable
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kagum
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

unsayable
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

unsayable
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

असमर्थनीय
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

unsayable
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

indicibile
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

niewypowiadalne
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

невимовне
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

unsayable
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ανείπωτο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

unsayable
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

unsayable
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

tabubelagt
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of unsayable

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «UNSAYABLE»

The term «unsayable» is normally little used and occupies the 132.718 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «UNSAYABLE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «unsayable» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «unsayable» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «UNSAYABLE»

Discover the use of unsayable in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to unsayable and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Languages of the Unsayable: The Play of Negativity in ...
This volume brings together fifteen outstanding literary theorists and philosophers to examine ways to make the unsayable—that which has been excluded by what is sayable—tangible.
Sanford Budick, Wolfgang Iser, 1996
2
The Unsayable: The Hidden Language of Trauma
For those who have experienced psychological trauma, and for those who yearn to help, this brave, compelling book will be a touchstone of lucid understanding and true healing. From the Hardcover edition.
Annie Rogers, 2008
3
Saying the Unsayable: Monarchy and Democracy in Thailand
It is moreover seen as protector of the nation. Scrutinizing that image, this volume reviews the fascinating history of the modern monarchy.
Søren Ivarsson, Lotte Isager, 2010
4
Unquiet Understanding: Gadamer's Philosophical Hermeneutics
Gadamer's Philosophical Hermeneutics Nicholas Davey. neither that the unsayable is something noumenal on the other side of language nor that it exists apart from language. Language for Gadamer is always more than what can be stated ...
Nicholas Davey, 2012
5
Art as Language: Wittgenstein, Meaning, and Aesthetic Theory
i. Art. and. the. Unsayable. Perhaps the very last conviction about art we would be willing to give up is that art possesses meaning. Yet when called on to say anything concerning the precise nature of this meaning, one is very often prone to fall ...
G. L. Hagberg, 1998
6
The New Kierkegaard
Rather it is a text about secrets, about the unknowable, indeed about the unsayable, or, more correctly, about the origin of love and the love of the unsayable (SV, 12:18; WL, 13). It is a love that makes no demands, that asks no questions, ...
Elsebet Jegstrup, 2004
7
Panic attacks and postmodernity. Gestalt therapy between ...
However, at the end of the day, the final aim of psychotherapy is still seen as making the unsayable sayable. Gestalt psychotherapy, which is well-known for basing on the process, focuses above all on the relational patterns through which the ...
Gianni Francesetti, 2007
8
Reading Cavell's The World Viewed: A Philosophical ...
In the kinds of occasions Cavell has in mind, when words are not reached now and if not now never, words are not lacking but "out of reach" — not the ineffable but the unsayable. "Time's answer to the ineffable," he provocatively puts it, ...
William Rothman, Marian Keane, 2000
9
Giorgio Agamben: A Critical Introduction
the unsayable from language” (benjamin Gb, 1.326).15 This was obviously not to be done by pure poetic comprehensiveness—by saying all it was possible to say, leaving no subject taboo and no flower, leaf, or stone un- named. benjamin's ...
Leland de la Durantaye, 2009
10
Women's Writing in Contemporary France: New Writers, New ...
Saying. the. unsayable: identities. in. crisis. in. the. early. novels. of. Marie. Darrieussecq. Introduction When Marie Darrieussecq's first novel Truismes exploded on to the French literary scene it was clear that she was a young writer intent on ...
Gill Rye, Michael Worton, 2002

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «UNSAYABLE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term unsayable is used in the context of the following news items.
1
What Matters Is Unsayable
The challenge of poetry is that the only things worth saying are those things that are unsayable. The joy of such work is that whatever we come up with is more ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
2
The most unsayable truth: museums are not the NHS – they should …
Here is the most unsayable truth of all. We pride ourselves on free museum entry because it apparently reflects a democratic belief in art for all. But is that really ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
3
DAILY MAIL COMMENT on Saying the unsayable on the Islamist …
After decades of MPs' politically correct pussyfooting around cultural sensitivities, this was the day David Cameron had the guts to confront the causes of Islamist ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
4
Unsayable? To the Contrary, Negative Stereotypes of Trans Women …
This idea ties into a larger, more deeply troubling discourse that treats what is already widely spoken as “unsayable” and what is rare, authentic, and difficult as ... «RH Reality Check, Jun 15»
5
Did the New Statesman censor its censorship issue?
This week's New Statesman, guest-edited by Neil Gaiman and Amanda Palmer, is titled 'Saying the unsayable'. It promises to 'address the ideas of censorship, ... «Spectator.co.uk, May 15»
6
What can't you say? Stephen Fry, Slavoj Žižek, Elif Shafak and more …
I spoke the unsayable words aged seven. Since then, I have found it easy to say whatever I feel and somehow relish the shock and obvious discomfort of others ... «New Statesman, May 15»
7
In this week's magazine | Neil Gaiman and Amanda Palmer guest …
... Neil Gaiman and Amanda Palmer guest edit: Saying the unsayable ... rather a lot of the world today – blasphemy is the cardinal case of saying the unsayable. «New Statesman, May 15»
8
The unsayable truth about immigration: it's been a stunning success …
The unsayable truth about immigration to Britain is that it has been a stunning success. We have managed to integrate almost three million newcomers since the ... «Telegraph.co.uk, May 15»
9
How poetry can help us say the unsayable
I wrote that line years ago, and have copied it from notebook to notebook, waiting for the rest of the poem to arrive. But lately I've begun wondering if maybe it's ... «The Seattle Times, May 15»
10
Carol McGiffin: Saying the unsayable is NOT a bad thing - unless …
So three cheers for Trevor Phillips , the former chairman of the Commission for Racial Equality, for saying the unsayable about race and highlighting the failures ... «mirror.co.uk, Mar 15»

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