untellable

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adjective

That cannot be told; indefinable, indescribable or ineffable.

Similar
indefinableindescribableineffableunspeakableunutterableinexpressibleunexpressible
OriginMiddle English untellable →
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Meanings

adjectiveuntellable (comparative more untellable, superlative most untellable)

comparative more untellable · superlative most untellable

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

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivedefying expression or description

Similar
indefinableindescribableineffableunspeakableunutterableinexpressibleunexpressible
Also see
indefinableindescribableineffableunspeakableunutterable

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Middle Englishuntellable
  2. Englishuntellable

From Middle English untellable; equivalent to un- + tellable.

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APA

untellable. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/untellable

MLA

“untellable.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/untellable. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “untellable,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/untellable.

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