unutterableadj.n.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnˈʌt(ə)rəbl/, U.S.

/ˌənˈədərəb(ə)l/

Etymology: un- prefix¹ 1b

A. adj.

a. Transcending utterance; inexpressible, ineffable; = unspeakable adj., n., and adv. 1.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > unintelligibility > inexpressibility > [adjective]

unsayinglyOE

wordlessa1200

unanemneda1225

unspeaking1340

untellablea1382

unenarrable1382

unspeakablea1400

ineffablec1450

inenarrablec1450

indicible1480

enarrable1482

inexplicable1502

inspeakable?1504

innominable1532

unoutspeakable1535

unexpressable1548

innarrable1554

inpronunciable1554

uncommunicable1555

inexprimablea1577

unexpressiblea1586

unutterablea1586

expressless1590

nameless1597

recountless1601

inutterable1603

indeclarable1610

unnameable1610

unreportable1611

speakless1612

unexpressivea1616

inexpressiblea1631

utterless1643

inexpressive1652

unwordablec1660

incommunicable1694

paintless1729

descriptionless1749

undelineable1767

describeless1799

indefinable1810

undescribable1818

unqualifiable1822

untelling1823

utterless1832

unpindownable1915

the world > relative properties > quantity > greatness of quantity, amount, or degree > [adjective] > very great > and indescribable

untalelyc1225

unspeaking1340

unsayingc1350

untellablea1382

unspeakablea1400

ineffablec1450

unrehearsable1513

unutterablea1586

unrelatable1621

inexpressiblea1631

inexpressive1652

undescribable1728

indescribable1785

untelling1823

a1586 Sir P. Sidney tr. P. de Mornay Woorke concerning Trewnesse Christian Relig. (1587) 33 The vnvtterable cause which Plato teacheth vs vnder two names.

1621 J. Fletcher et al. Trag. of Thierry & Theodoret ii. i. sig. E1^v He is Sir The most vnutterable coward, that eer nature Blest with hard shoulders.

1652 E. Benlowes Theophila v. lxxviii. 77 That most unutterable Blaze Of Heav'ns all-luminating Rayes.

1746 J. Hervey Refl. Flower-garden 115 in Medit. among Tombs One transient Glimpse of those unutterable Beatitudes would captivate our souls.

1771 J. Beattie Minstrel: Bk. 1st xlvi. 24 Hags, that suckle an infernal brood, And ply in caves th' unutterable trade.

1806 J. Beresford Miseries Human Life I. iv. 81 A barrow of cat's meat, the unutterable contents of which employ your eyes and nose.

1831 G. P. R. James Philip Augustus I. vi The unutterable multitude of weathercocks, with which every pinnacle of the castle was adorned.

1873 R. A. Proctor Expanse of Heaven 304 By unutterable pace the light swept to them.

absolute.1896 Edinb. Rev. Oct. 302 The vision of the utterable passes into the vision of the unutterable.

b. Of sorrow, anger, or other emotion.

ΚΠ

1658 T. Wall Comment on Times (new ed.) 9 The carnal delights which he has promised you will turn to unutterable dolours of soul.

1697 W. Congreve Mourning Bride iv. i. 47 What means these Tears, but Grief unutterable?

1707 E. Smith Phædra & Hippolytus iv. 50 How it wounds my Soul! To think of your unutterable Sorrows!

1766 O. Goldsmith Vicar of Wakefield II. x. 161 Our bliss shall be unutterable.

1832 S. T. Coleridge Lett. (1895) 762 Yours, with unutterable and unuttered love and regard.

1880 ‘Ouida’ Moths II. vi. 185 She turned her face with un~utterable scorn..on it.

c. In the phrase unutterable things.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > unintelligibility > inexpressibility > [noun] > instance of

inexpressible1652

je ne sais quoi1656

unutterable thingsa1711

unutterable1788

unutterability1837

indefinableness1889

a1711 T. Ken Psyche v, in Wks. (1721) IV. 299 Bless'd Paul..was..heav'nly things unutterable taught. [Cf. 2 Cor. xii. 4.]

1727 J. Thomson Summer 68 They..talk'd the flowing Heart, Or sigh'd, and look'd unutterable Things!

1791 W. Maxwell in J. Boswell Life Johnson anno 1770 I. 341 [Paraphrasing Johnson:] Jacob Behmen, whom Law alleged..to have seen unutterable things.

1819 Ld. Byron Don Juan: Canto I xc. 48 Juan wander'd by the glassy brooks Thinking unutterable things.

1873 W. Black Princess of Thule ii. 22 Sheila..rarely speaks, but looks unutterable things with her soft..eyes.

a. That may not be uttered or spoken.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > speech > taciturnity or reticence > [adjective] > unmentionable

unspeakable1568

unutterable1656

unmentionable1657

speechless1813

indiscussible1893

indiscutable1933

1656 A. Cowley Davideis iv. 128 in Poems Witness th'unutterable Name, there's nought Of private ends into this question brought.

1708 I. Watts Horæ Lyricæ (1727) 161 My Tongue..with a noble Aim Attempts th' unutterable Name, But faints.

1883 R. Whitelaw tr. Sophocles Ajax 773 Dread words, unutterable, back he flung.

b. Incapable of being uttered; unpronounceable.

ΚΠ

1849 Jrnl. Amer. Oriental Soc. 1 423 The endless, and to a European, unutterable jargons of the other class.

1852 Jrnl. Ethnol. Soc. (1854) 3 271 The peculiarly harsh, deep-toned guttural, unknown and unutterable to the European.

1867 W. D. Whitney Lang. & Study of Lang. iii. 95 Sounds..in the alphabet of one tongue which are unutterable by the speakers of another.

B. n.

1. An unutterable thing.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > unintelligibility > inexpressibility > [noun] > instance of

inexpressible1652

je ne sais quoi1656

unutterable thingsa1711

unutterable1788

unutterability1837

indefinableness1889

1788 J. Newton in W. Roberts H. More (1835) II. 126 The Apostle Paul..was rapt into the third heavens, saw invisibles, and heard unutterables.

1797 A. M. Bennett Beggar Girl II. xii. 226 Rosa did not faint, or betray any of the unutterables some of our young readers may expect.

2. plural. Trousers. (Cf. unmentionable n. 1a.)

ΘΚΠ

the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > clothing for legs > clothing for legs and lower body > [noun] > trousers

trouse1678

trousers1681

kicks1699

trousiesa1713

brogues1748

inexpressibles1790

unmentionable1791

et cetera1794

indescribable1794

kickseys1819

ineffables1823

indispensablesa1828

unimaginable1833

pantaloon1834

pants1835

inexplicables1836

never-mention-'ems1836

unwhisperable1837

results1839

sit-down-upons1839

sit-upons1839

unmentionabilities1840

innominablea1843

unutterables1843

trews1847

round-the-houses1857

unprintable1860

stovepipe1863

sit-in-ems1873

reach-me-downs1877

strides1889

rounds1893

long1898

kecks1900

rammies1906

trou1911

pants1970

1843 I. F. Romer Rhone I. 322 His..short unutterables, garnished down the seams with silver buttons.

1860 Slang Dict. 242.

Derivatives

unˈutterableness n.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > unintelligibility > inexpressibility > [noun]

unspeakablenessa1586

incommunicableness1615

ineffability1629

incommunicability1640

unexpressibleness1652

ineffableness1681

unutterableness1681

inexpressibleness1727

unexpressibility1817

indescribability1824

inexpressibility1826

unspeakability1845

unnameability1862

indescribableness1880

1681 H. More Plain Expos. Daniel iii. 75 The ineffableness and unutterableness of the admirable union..of the Humane nature with the Divine.

1890 J. Pulsford Loyalty to Christ I. 162 With what unutterableness of meaning, we breathe the prayer!

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	unutterable
释义	unutterableadj.n. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈʌt(ə)rəbl/, U.S. /ˌənˈədərəb(ə)l/ Etymology: un- prefix¹ 1b A. adj. 1. a. Transcending utterance; inexpressible, ineffable; = unspeakable adj., n., and adv. 1. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > unintelligibility > inexpressibility > [adjective] unsayinglyOE wordlessa1200 unanemneda1225 unspeaking1340 untellablea1382 unenarrable1382 unspeakablea1400 ineffablec1450 inenarrablec1450 indicible1480 enarrable1482 inexplicable1502 inspeakable?1504 innominable1532 unoutspeakable1535 unexpressable1548 innarrable1554 inpronunciable1554 uncommunicable1555 inexprimablea1577 unexpressiblea1586 unutterablea1586 expressless1590 nameless1597 recountless1601 inutterable1603 indeclarable1610 unnameable1610 unreportable1611 speakless1612 unexpressivea1616 inexpressiblea1631 utterless1643 inexpressive1652 unwordablec1660 incommunicable1694 paintless1729 descriptionless1749 undelineable1767 describeless1799 indefinable1810 undescribable1818 unqualifiable1822 untelling1823 utterless1832 unpindownable1915 the world > relative properties > quantity > greatness of quantity, amount, or degree > [adjective] > very great > and indescribable untalelyc1225 unspeaking1340 unsayingc1350 untellablea1382 unspeakablea1400 ineffablec1450 unrehearsable1513 unutterablea1586 unrelatable1621 inexpressiblea1631 inexpressive1652 undescribable1728 indescribable1785 untelling1823 a1586 Sir P. Sidney tr. P. de Mornay Woorke concerning Trewnesse Christian Relig. (1587) 33 The vnvtterable cause which Plato teacheth vs vnder two names. 1621 J. Fletcher et al. Trag. of Thierry & Theodoret ii. i. sig. E1^v He is Sir The most vnutterable coward, that eer nature Blest with hard shoulders. 1652 E. Benlowes Theophila v. lxxviii. 77 That most unutterable Blaze Of Heav'ns all-luminating Rayes. 1746 J. Hervey Refl. Flower-garden 115 in Medit. among Tombs One transient Glimpse of those unutterable Beatitudes would captivate our souls. 1771 J. Beattie Minstrel: Bk. 1st xlvi. 24 Hags, that suckle an infernal brood, And ply in caves th' unutterable trade. 1806 J. Beresford Miseries Human Life I. iv. 81 A barrow of cat's meat, the unutterable contents of which employ your eyes and nose. 1831 G. P. R. James Philip Augustus I. vi The unutterable multitude of weathercocks, with which every pinnacle of the castle was adorned. 1873 R. A. Proctor Expanse of Heaven 304 By unutterable pace the light swept to them. absolute.1896 Edinb. Rev. Oct. 302 The vision of the utterable passes into the vision of the unutterable. b. Of sorrow, anger, or other emotion. ΚΠ 1658 T. Wall Comment on Times (new ed.) 9 The carnal delights which he has promised you will turn to unutterable dolours of soul. 1697 W. Congreve Mourning Bride iv. i. 47 What means these Tears, but Grief unutterable? 1707 E. Smith Phædra & Hippolytus iv. 50 How it wounds my Soul! To think of your unutterable Sorrows! 1766 O. Goldsmith Vicar of Wakefield II. x. 161 Our bliss shall be unutterable. 1832 S. T. Coleridge Lett. (1895) 762 Yours, with unutterable and unuttered love and regard. 1880 ‘Ouida’ Moths II. vi. 185 She turned her face with un~utterable scorn..on it. c. In the phrase unutterable things. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > unintelligibility > inexpressibility > [noun] > instance of inexpressible1652 je ne sais quoi1656 unutterable thingsa1711 unutterable1788 unutterability1837 indefinableness1889 a1711 T. Ken Psyche v, in Wks. (1721) IV. 299 Bless'd Paul..was..heav'nly things unutterable taught. [Cf. 2 Cor. xii. 4.] 1727 J. Thomson Summer 68 They..talk'd the flowing Heart, Or sigh'd, and look'd unutterable Things! 1791 W. Maxwell in J. Boswell Life Johnson anno 1770 I. 341 [Paraphrasing Johnson:] Jacob Behmen, whom Law alleged..to have seen unutterable things. 1819 Ld. Byron Don Juan: Canto I xc. 48 Juan wander'd by the glassy brooks Thinking unutterable things. 1873 W. Black Princess of Thule ii. 22 Sheila..rarely speaks, but looks unutterable things with her soft..eyes. 2. a. That may not be uttered or spoken. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > taciturnity or reticence > [adjective] > unmentionable unspeakable1568 unutterable1656 unmentionable1657 speechless1813 indiscussible1893 indiscutable1933 1656 A. Cowley Davideis iv. 128 in Poems Witness th'unutterable Name, there's nought Of private ends into this question brought. 1708 I. Watts Horæ Lyricæ (1727) 161 My Tongue..with a noble Aim Attempts th' unutterable Name, But faints. 1883 R. Whitelaw tr. Sophocles Ajax 773 Dread words, unutterable, back he flung. b. Incapable of being uttered; unpronounceable. ΚΠ 1849 Jrnl. Amer. Oriental Soc. 1 423 The endless, and to a European, unutterable jargons of the other class. 1852 Jrnl. Ethnol. Soc. (1854) 3 271 The peculiarly harsh, deep-toned guttural, unknown and unutterable to the European. 1867 W. D. Whitney Lang. & Study of Lang. iii. 95 Sounds..in the alphabet of one tongue which are unutterable by the speakers of another. B. n. 1. An unutterable thing. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > unintelligibility > inexpressibility > [noun] > instance of inexpressible1652 je ne sais quoi1656 unutterable thingsa1711 unutterable1788 unutterability1837 indefinableness1889 1788 J. Newton in W. Roberts H. More (1835) II. 126 The Apostle Paul..was rapt into the third heavens, saw invisibles, and heard unutterables. 1797 A. M. Bennett Beggar Girl II. xii. 226 Rosa did not faint, or betray any of the unutterables some of our young readers may expect. 2. plural. Trousers. (Cf. unmentionable n. 1a.) ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > clothing for legs > clothing for legs and lower body > [noun] > trousers trouse1678 trousers1681 kicks1699 trousiesa1713 brogues1748 inexpressibles1790 unmentionable1791 et cetera1794 indescribable1794 kickseys1819 ineffables1823 indispensablesa1828 unimaginable1833 pantaloon1834 pants1835 inexplicables1836 never-mention-'ems1836 unwhisperable1837 results1839 sit-down-upons1839 sit-upons1839 unmentionabilities1840 innominablea1843 unutterables1843 trews1847 round-the-houses1857 unprintable1860 stovepipe1863 sit-in-ems1873 reach-me-downs1877 strides1889 rounds1893 long1898 kecks1900 rammies1906 trou1911 pants1970 1843 I. F. Romer Rhone I. 322 His..short unutterables, garnished down the seams with silver buttons. 1860 Slang Dict. 242. Derivatives unˈutterableness n. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > unintelligibility > inexpressibility > [noun] unspeakablenessa1586 incommunicableness1615 ineffability1629 incommunicability1640 unexpressibleness1652 ineffableness1681 unutterableness1681 inexpressibleness1727 unexpressibility1817 indescribability1824 inexpressibility1826 unspeakability1845 unnameability1862 indescribableness1880 1681 H. More Plain Expos. Daniel iii. 75 The ineffableness and unutterableness of the admirable union..of the Humane nature with the Divine. 1890 J. Pulsford Loyalty to Christ I. 162 With what unutterableness of meaning, we breathe the prayer! This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.n.a1586
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