Meanings
noununtranslatability (uncountable)
- uncountableThe quality or property of being untranslatable; inability to be translated.
- uncountablehuman sciencesThe inability of meaning to be transferred from one language to another without undergoing fundamental change.
Synonyms & antonyms
Opposite
Origin
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 不可譯性 /不可译性
- 不可譯性 /不可译性 (bùkěyìxìng)property of being untranslatable; inability to be translated
Dutch onvertaalbaarheid
- onvertaalbaarheidproperty of being untranslatable; inability to be translated
Finnish kääntymättömyys
- kääntymättömyysproperty 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
Hungarian lefordíthatatlanság
- lefordíthatatlanságproperty of being untranslatable; inability to be translated
Russian непереводи́мость
- непереводи́мость (neperevodímostʹ)property of being untranslatable; inability to be translated
Cite this entry
APA
untranslatability. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/untranslatability
MLA
“untranslatability.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/untranslatability. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “untranslatability,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/untranslatability.
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