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unnameable

/ʌnˈneɪ.mə.bəl/

Übersetzung: Bezeichnet etwas, das sich nicht benennen oder in Worte fassen lässt, oft weil es zu stark, zu fremdartig oder tabu ist.

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adjective

C2formalcommon/ʌnˈneɪ.mə.bəl/

Describes something that cannot be named or expressed in words, often due to being too powerful, strange, or taboo.

  • 🇩🇪Bezeichnet etwas, das sich nicht benennen oder in Worte fassen lässt, oft weil es zu stark, zu fremdartig oder tabu ist.
  1. Too sacred to be uttered C2 formal

    Describes something considered so holy or sacred that it cannot be spoken aloud.

    • In some traditions, the deity's true name is considered unnameable.
    • The unnameable ritual was only performed by the high priest.
    • Ancient texts refer to the unnameable force that governs the universe.

    🇩🇪Unaussprechlich

    Synonyme: ineffableunspeakableunutterable

    Antonyme: speakableutterable

  2. Inexpressible or indescribable C2 formal

    Something that cannot be described or expressed in words due to its nature.

    • He felt an unnameable dread as he entered the dark room.
    • The beauty of the landscape was almost unnameable.
    • She experienced an unnameable longing for her homeland.

    🇩🇪Unnennbar

    Synonyme: indefinableindescribableineffableinexpressibleunspeakableunutterable

    Antonyme: communicabledefinabledescribableexpressibleutterable

  • more unnameable comparative form
  • most unnameable superlative form