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Meaning of "untellable" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF UNTELLABLE

untellable  [ʌnˈtɛləbəl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF UNTELLABLE

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

WHAT DOES UNTELLABLE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of untellable in the English dictionary

The definition of untellable in the dictionary is that cannot be told or uttered, not tellable, inexpressible.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH UNTELLABLE


assimilable
əˈsɪmɪləbəl
available
əˈveɪləbəl
calculable
ˈkælkjʊləbəl
compellable
kəmˈpɛləbəl
controllable
kənˈtrəʊləbəl
gullible
ˈɡʌləbəl
inappellable
ˌɪnəˈpɛləbəl
peelable
ˈpiːləbəl
quellable
ˈkwɛləbəl
recyclable
riːˈsaɪkləbəl
refillable
riːˈfɪləbəl
regulable
ˈrɛɡjʊləbəl
saleable
ˈseɪləbəl
scalable
ˈskeɪləbəl
semblable
ˈsɛmbləbəl
spellable
ˈspɛləbəl
syllable
ˈsɪləbəl
tellable
ˈtɛləbəl
unavailable
ˌʌnəˈveɪləbəl
uncontrollable
ˌʌnkənˈtrəʊləbəl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE UNTELLABLE

unteach
unteachable
unteachableness
unteam
untearable
untechnical
untemper
untempered
untempted
untenability
untenable
untenableness
untenably
untenant
untenantable
untenanted
untended
untender
untenderly
untent

WORDS THAT END LIKE UNTELLABLE

able
articulable
bailable
billable
bioavailable
concealable
fillable
in words of one syllable
incalculable
inconsolable
inviolable
irreconcilable
mailable
manipulable
reconcilable
resealable
rollable
scrollable
sealable
sellable
unsellable

Synonyms and antonyms of untellable in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «untellable» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF UNTELLABLE

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

Translator English - Chinese

untellable
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

indecible
570 millions of speakers

English

untellable
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

untellable
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

untellable
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

untellable
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

indizível
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

untellable
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

indicible
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tidak boleh dipercayai
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

untellable
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

untellable
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

untellable
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Untellable
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

untellable
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

untellable
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

वाचता न येणारा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

untellable
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

inenarrabile
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

untellable
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

untellable
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

untellable
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

untellable
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

untellable
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

untellable
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

untellable
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of untellable

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «UNTELLABLE»

The term «untellable» is used very little and occupies the 180.389 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «UNTELLABLE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «untellable» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «untellable» 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 untellable

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «UNTELLABLE»

Discover the use of untellable in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to untellable and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Untellable
Aspen Dwyer, recently emancipated from foster care, is searching for a place to hide from a past with secrets too dark to share.
Suzanne Lilly, 2013
2
The Bijak of Kabir
III. THE UNTELLABLE STORY Razor-Edge Words If we hear that the story is untellable — or (hewing closer to Kabir's formula, akatha kathā) that the utterance is unutterable — we are likely to focus on the first word, “unutterable.” Mystical truth ...
‎2002
3
Music and the Ineffable
In brief, the musical mystery is not "what cannot be spoken of," the untellable, but the ineffable. Death, the black night, is untellable because it is impenetrable shadow and despairing nonbeing, and because a wall that cannot be breached bars ...
Vladimir Jankélévitch, 2003
4
Handbook of Cultural Psychology
An untellable story is one that cannot be told to others without the risk of censure. In this section we take up an example of a story that raises the issue of the moral constraints on the tellability of a story. Narrators strive not only to be seen as ...
Shinobu Kitayama, Dov Cohen, 2010
5
Fictions of Fact and Value: The Erasure of Logical ...
He is likely speaking German, as Gary learns from his teammate Billy Mast, whose homework “for a course he was taking in the untellable” requires him to memorize Rilke's poetry in German, “a language he did not understand. . . . Knowledge ...
Michael LeMahieu, 2013
6
Don DeLillo: The Physics of Language
Bloomberg, a kind of oracular schlemiel, meditates on ethnic identity, history, the fear of death, and metaphysics generally. Billy Mast's special educational focus may be the most important of all. He is taking a course in the “untellable,” in which ...
David Cowart, 2012
7
On Endings: American Postmodern Fiction and the Cold War
“We Delve into the Untellable” In a novel filled with active reflections on the world -making power of language, an academic course on the “untellable” is a good joke—precisely the kind of course you shouldn't be able to take at “Logos” College ...
Daniel Grausam, 2011
8
International Volunteer Tourism: Critical Reflections on ...
Untellable. Stories. and. the. Limits. of. Solidarity. in. a. Sister-Community. relationship1. Ellen Moodie ... But these killings evaded the deep narratives of fellowship the two communities shared, constituting an untellable story within the context ...
Katherine Borland, Abigail E. Adams, 2013
9
Achieving a Transcendent Episode: A Case Study of the ...
That the group felt it necessary to conduct this "without" the press present, leads me to put this in the category of untellable stories. There are stories that simply cannot be told in the conventional public arena, under the scrutiny of the media, ...
Jeff L. Hutcheson, 2009
10
Witnessing the Unspeakable: Sexual Trauma and Erotic Desire ...
It is essential for the reconstitution of her identity. Allison describes her work precisely as a re-memory work for her own survival. One strand of the untellable stories is her family past — the source of both shame and pride. Allison asserts, "[ w]e ...
Soyoung Park, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «UNTELLABLE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term untellable is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Southbank releases literature festival line up
Telling the Untellable, an event on 9th October exploring the dilemmas writers face when telling the story of another person and what draws them to ... «The Bookseller, Jul 15»
2
Book Review: And Kings Shall Be Thy Nursing Fathers by Marc Estrin
The mystery is not "what cannot be spoken of," the untellable, but rather the ineffable. Death is untellable because it's impenetrable, because an unbreachable ... «Seven Days, May 15»
3
More children suffering under the cancerous crab
Stories about children battling cancer are sometimes untellable especially when the cancer has one paralyzed to the extent that intravenous (IV) tubes are a ... «The Observer, Apr 15»
4
Dying Sound: The Shape of the Music Industry
... is in the climactic stages of terminal cancer, once wrote of music that it is so real to us, and so mysterious and untellable in its power to manipulate our desires, ... «Shout Out UK, Mar 15»
5
Music Video Review: Gambino's 'Sober' both unintelligible and brilliant
The video's intention is untellable and relatively unimportant in comparison with the simple creativity of Gambino's performance. Funny, idiosyncratic and suave, ... «The Michigan Daily, Jan 15»
6
Storytelling in Leadership: Why Bad Judgment Makes For Good …
My hope is that the tips below will help you strengthen the stories you have, help you unearth the gems you know are there but seem as yet untellable. «Pulse, Dec 14»
7
Outgoing Miami Springs police chief Baan honored by family and …
From there the story became untellable, but it was hilarious. Retired Lieutenant Steve Carlisle, whose position was eliminated by the city, said, “Pete was the ... «MiamiHerald.com, Nov 14»
8
The Most Untellable Story: PW Talks with Gabriel Weston
What would be the most untellable story I could put in the mouth of a female character? I was thinking, maybe she could be a prostitute... but that's not really an ... «Publishers Weekly, Jul 14»
9
Can the increasingly bizarre tale of the newspapers' ownership …
It would be a bizarre story, almost untellable in its byzantine set of turns. And it would be the most fittingly weird way for the papers to assure themselves a happy ... «Philadelphia Magazine, Jun 14»
10
Which comfort? 'AXA coaches are a big lie'
It was at Ndirande Flats that the merry-making reached untellable levels. First, because of the so-called flats that are more famous than the City of Blantyre itself ... «Nyasa Times, Jan 14»

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