unsayable

== English == === Etymology === From un- +‎ sayable. === Adjective === unsayable (comparative more unsayable, superlative most unsayable) (philosophy) Not capable of being said. (rare) Not allowed or not fit to be said. ==== Usage notes ==== (rare: not allowed or not fit to be said): The term unsayable is rarely used in everyday speech. The more common equivalent is unspeakable. ==== Synonyms ==== (not capable of being said): inexpressible, unspeakable, unutterable, ineffable; See also Thesaurus:indescribable (not allowed or not fit to be said): taboo, unspeakable ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === “unsayable”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present. “unsayable”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022. Oxford English Dictionary, second edition (1989) Random House Webster's Unabridged Electronic Dictionary (1987-1996)