unutterable meaning and definition

UNUTTERABLE adjective

Definition of unutterable (adjective)

1. too sacred to be uttered
   • "the ineffable name of the Deity"
   • synonyms: ineffable, unnameable, unspeakable
2. defying expression or description
   • "indefinable yearnings"; "indescribable beauty"; "ineffable ecstasy"; "inexpressible anguish"; "unspeakable happiness"; "unutterable contempt"; "a thing of untellable splendor"
   • synonyms: indefinable, indescribable, ineffable, unspeakable, untellable
3. very difficult to pronounce correctly
   • "an unpronounceable foreign word"; "unutterable consonant clusters"
   • synonyms: unpronounceable