intranslatability

noun

The quality or property of being untranslatable; inability to be translated.

Similar
untranslatabilityuntranslatableness
Opposite
translatabilitytranslatableness
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Meanings

nounintranslatability (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe quality or property of being untranslatable; inability to be translated.

    Synonyms: untranslatability, untranslatableness

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe quality or property of being untranslatable; inability to be translated.

Similar
untranslatabilityuntranslatableness
Opposite
translatabilitytranslatableness
Also see
untranslatabilityuntranslatableness

Origin

From intranslatable + -ity or in- + translatability.

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Translations

Dutch onvertaalbaarheid
  • onvertaalbaarheidproperty of being untranslatable; inability to be translated
French intraductibilité, intraduisibilité
  • intraductibilitéproperty of being untranslatable; inability to be translated
  • intraduisibilitéproperty of being untranslatable; inability to be translated
German Unübersetzbarkeit
  • Unübersetzbarkeitproperty of being untranslatable; inability to be translated
Romanian netraductibilitate
  • netraductibilitateproperty of being untranslatable; inability to be translated
Cite this entry
APA

intranslatability. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/intranslatability

MLA

“intranslatability.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/intranslatability. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “intranslatability,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/intranslatability.

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