unnameable

• Descreve aquilo que não pode ser nomeado ou expresso em palavras, muitas vezes por ser intenso demais, estranho ou tabu. Também se aplica ao que não tem nome ou é impossível de designar.

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

1. Too sacred to be utteredC2formal

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

   Inominável

   • 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.

   Sinônimosineffableunspeakableunutterable

   Antônimosspeakableutterable

2. Inexpressible or indescribableC2formal

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

   Indizível

   • 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.

   Sinônimosindefinableindescribableineffableinexpressibleunspeakableunutterable

   Antônimoscommunicabledefinabledescribableexpressibleutterable