unaussprechlich

== German == === Etymology === un- +‎ aussprechen +‎ -lich. First attested as unûzsprechelich in spiritual literature of the 14th century, modelled after terms such as ἀνεκφώνητος, ἀνεκδιήγητος, ineffabilis. === Pronunciation === === Adjective === unaussprechlich (strong nominative masculine singular unaussprechlicher, comparative unaussprechlicher, superlative am unaussprechlichsten) unpronounceable Synonym: unaussprechbar unspeakable, unutterable, ineffable (so sacred, mysterious or overawing that it cannot be spoken of or described) Synonym: unausdrückbar unspeakable, inexpressible, unmentionable, nameless (so horrible, shocking or immoral that the speaker shuns away from expressing it) Synonyms: unsäglich, unbeschreiblich, entsetzlich, unnennbar ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== aussprechlich Unaussprechlichkeit === Further reading === “unaussprechlich” in Duden online