unlistenableadj.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnˈlɪsn̩əbl/, U.S.

/ˌənˈlɪsn̩əb(ə)l/,

/ˌənˈlɪsnəb(ə)l/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, listen v., -able suffix.

Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + listen v. + -able suffix. Compare earlier unlistened adj. and later listenable adj.

Impossible or unbearable to listen to. Frequently in unlistenable-to.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > unpleasant quality > [adjective]

foula1398

uglyc1400

unsweet1579

absonant1600

teeth-edging1603

horrisonous1631

horrisonant1656

ungrateful1659

common sounding1676

lacerant1785

cacophonous1797

uncadencedc1838

cacophonic1847

unlistenable1872

uneuphonious1880

ineuphonious1887

1872 Punch 23 Mar. 120/1 [This] induces him to listen tolerantly even to the cackle of the unwise, or, if it be unlistenable to, aids him to noble thoughts on other themes.

1897 Denver Evening Post 5 Mar. 11/3 The Commissioner waives his defense and the trial is behind closed doors, tale of his married life being so unlistenable.

1922 Current Hist. (U.S.) 15 888/2 Already an alarming effect of the at times unlistenable testimony of maimed natives on the Dominican auditors was noticeable to keen-eyed observers.

1975 New Yorker 26 May 22/1 French burlesque, inky-shadowed and funny, about an unlistenable-to musician (Pierre Richard).

2009 D. Coupland Generation A 266 It was like she'd turned herself into the world's most unlistenable satellite music station.

Derivatives

unlistenaˈbility n. [compare earlier listenability n. at listenable adj. Derivatives]

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > unpleasant quality > [noun]

cacophony1656

unlistenability1958

1958 High Fidelity Nov. 107/2 Although the tape edition exhibits the same weak bass that contributed to the stereo disc's unlistenability, it does so to a lesser degree.

1984 Washington Post 7 Mar. b7/6 This is a band that critics love to champion for its sheer unlistenability.

2009 D. Stubbs Fear of Music 20 A cerebral exercise in composition designed to achieve maximum dissonance and unlistenability.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	unlistenable
释义	unlistenableadj. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈlɪsn̩əbl/, U.S. /ˌənˈlɪsn̩əb(ə)l/, /ˌənˈlɪsnəb(ə)l/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, listen v., -able suffix. Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + listen v. + -able suffix. Compare earlier unlistened adj. and later listenable adj. Impossible or unbearable to listen to. Frequently in unlistenable-to. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > unpleasant quality > [adjective] foula1398 uglyc1400 unsweet1579 absonant1600 teeth-edging1603 horrisonous1631 horrisonant1656 ungrateful1659 common sounding1676 lacerant1785 cacophonous1797 uncadencedc1838 cacophonic1847 unlistenable1872 uneuphonious1880 ineuphonious1887 1872 Punch 23 Mar. 120/1 [This] induces him to listen tolerantly even to the cackle of the unwise, or, if it be unlistenable to, aids him to noble thoughts on other themes. 1897 Denver Evening Post 5 Mar. 11/3 The Commissioner waives his defense and the trial is behind closed doors, tale of his married life being so unlistenable. 1922 Current Hist. (U.S.) 15 888/2 Already an alarming effect of the at times unlistenable testimony of maimed natives on the Dominican auditors was noticeable to keen-eyed observers. 1975 New Yorker 26 May 22/1 French burlesque, inky-shadowed and funny, about an unlistenable-to musician (Pierre Richard). 2009 D. Coupland Generation A 266 It was like she'd turned herself into the world's most unlistenable satellite music station. Derivatives unlistenaˈbility n. [compare earlier listenability n. at listenable adj. Derivatives] ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > unpleasant quality > [noun] cacophony1656 unlistenability1958 1958 High Fidelity Nov. 107/2 Although the tape edition exhibits the same weak bass that contributed to the stereo disc's unlistenability, it does so to a lesser degree. 1984 Washington Post 7 Mar. b7/6 This is a band that critics love to champion for its sheer unlistenability. 2009 D. Stubbs Fear of Music 20 A cerebral exercise in composition designed to achieve maximum dissonance and unlistenability. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1872
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