unsayable

say·a·ble

U u

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [sey-uh-buh l]
- /ˈseɪ ə bəl/
- /ʌnˈseɪəbl /

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [sey-uh-buh l]
- /ˈseɪ ə bəl/

Definitions of unsayable word

adjective unsayable of the sort that can be said or spoken; utterable: He felt a great deal that was not sayable. 1
adjective unsayable capable of being said or stated clearly, effectively, etc.: The speech is as sayable today as when Demosthenes first composed it. 1
adjective unsayable too insulting, indecent, etc, to be said 0
adjective unsayable (philosophy) Not capable of being said. 0
adjective unsayable (rare) Not allowed or not fit to be said. 0

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Origin of unsayable

First appearance:

before 1855

One of the 30% newest English words

First recorded in 1855-60; say1 + -able

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Parts of speech for Unsayable

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Unsayable

unsayable popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

unsayable usage trend in Literature

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