untranslatableness

noun

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

Similar
intranslatabilityuntranslatability
Opposite
translatabilitytranslatableness
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Meanings

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

    Synonyms: intranslatability, untranslatability

Synonyms & antonyms

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

Similar
intranslatabilityuntranslatability
Opposite
translatabilitytranslatableness
Also see
intranslatabilityuntranslatability

Origin

From untranslatable + -ness.

Full word history & related roots →

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

untranslatableness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/untranslatableness

MLA

“untranslatableness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/untranslatableness. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “untranslatableness,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/untranslatableness.

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