unutterable

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. adjective too sacred to be uttered
  2. adjective defying expression or description
  3. adjective very difficult to pronounce correctly

Etymology

From un- (prefix meaning ‘not’) + utterable.

In classic literature

Synonyms

ineffable, unnameable, unspeakable

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