untellable

/ʌntˈɛləbəl/ adj

That cannot be told; indefinable, indescribable or ineffable.

Word Origin 'Tell' comes from Proto-Germanic *taljan, meaning to count or recount — so telling a story is counting out events. 'Untellable' adds un- (not) and -able (able to be), so it's something that cannot be told. The PIE root *del- meant 'to count, recount', and you can see it in 'teller' (one who counts money) and 'foretell' (tell beforehand). So untellable is literally uncountable in words.

adj That cannot be told; indefinable, indescribable or ineffable.

The beauty of the sunset was untellable, beyond the power of words to describe.

(形容词) 不可言说的;难以形容的;无法描述的;不可名状的;妙不可言的

日落的美丽难以言表,超出了语言描述的能力。

(adjetivo) indecible; inefable; indescriptible; indefinible [Que no se puede contar; indefinible, indescriptible o inefable.]

La belleza del atardecer era indescriptible, más allá del poder de las palabras para describirla.

(adjectif) indicible; ineffable; indescriptible; indéfinissable [Qui ne peut être dit ni raconté; indéfinissable, indescriptible ou ineffable.]

La beauté du coucher de soleil était *untellable*, au-delà du pouvoir des mots pour la décrire.

(Adjektiv) unbeschreiblich; unsagbar; unaussprechlich [**untellable** – so beschaffen, dass es nicht in Worte gefasst oder beschrieben werden kann; unaussprechlich oder unbeschreiblich.]

Die Schönheit des Sonnenuntergangs war **untellable**, sie entzog sich jeder sprachlichen Erfassung.

(形容詞) 言葉で言い表せない、定義も記述もできない、言語に絶する。

その夕日の美しさは言葉で言い表せないほどであり、描写する言葉の力を超えていた。

(adjetivo) indizível; inefável; indescritível [Que não pode ser contado; indefinível, indescritível ou inefável.]

A beleza do pôr do sol era indescritível, além do poder das palavras para descrevê-la.

Word parts: un + tell + able

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