Meanings
adjectiveunlistenable (comparative more unlistenable, superlative most unlistenable)
comparative more unlistenable · superlative most unlistenable
- acousticsentertainmentOf a sound, quality, or characteristic, that a person cannot listen to for an extended time.
Many older adults find rap music unlistenable.
1 more example
'[…] you'd prefer some Stravinsky or Stockhausen. Something unlistenable.'
1997, Keith Topping, Martin Day, chapter 6, in The Devil Goblins from Neptune, page 69
Synonyms & antonyms
Also see
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*né
- Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
- Proto-Germanic*un-
- Proto-West Germanic*un-
- Old Englishun-
- Middle Englishun-
- Englishun-
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱel-
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱlew-
- Proto-Germanic*hlusnijaną
- Old Englishhlysnan
- Middle Englishlistenen
- Englishlisten
- Englishlistenable
- Englishunlistenable
From un- + listenable.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Finnish kuuntelukelvoton, mahdoton kuunnella
- kuuntelukelvotonnot suitable for being listened to
- mahdoton kuunnellanot suitable for being listened to
French inaudible, inécoutable
- inaudiblenot suitable for being listened to
- inécoutablenot suitable for being listened to
Hungarian hallgathatatlan
- hallgathatatlannot suitable for being listened to
Italian inascoltabile
- inascoltabilenot suitable for being listened to
Polish nie do słuchania
- nie do słuchanianot suitable for being listened to
Romanian neascultabil, de neascultat
- neascultabilnot suitable for being listened to
- de neascultatnot suitable for being listened to
Cite this entry
APA
unlistenable. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unlistenable
MLA
“unlistenable.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unlistenable. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unlistenable,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unlistenable.
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