English → Latin
“unutterable” in Latin
ineffābilisunutterable, unpronounceableīnfandusunspeakable, unutterable, unnatural, shocking, abominableinēnārrābilisindescribableincrēdibilisunbelievable, incredibleinaudītusunheard of; novel, newimmēnsusimmeasurable, boundless, endless, vast, immensemagnusgreat, large, big; (of things) vast, extensive, spacious (of physical size or quantity); great, grand, mighty, noble, lo
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
unutterable
ineffabilis (unpronounceable, from offering a physical difficulty to the organs of speech; e.g., name, word, Plin., 5, praefat. in § 1, and 28, 2, 4; quod dici or pronunciari non potest, would often be unmanageable): infandus (dreadful, shocking, that one hardly dares to describe in words; e.g., fact, pain): inenarrabilis (not to be related in words, not to be described; e.g., labor, pain, labor): incredibilis (incredible; e.g., pleasure, longing): inauditus (unheard of, e.g., magnitude, cruelty): immensus (immense, e.g., size, difficulty, desire): maximus (very great; e.g., pain, dolor).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for unutterable?
- The usual Latin words for “unutterable” are ineffābilis, īnfandus, inēnārrābilis; also incrēdibilis, inaudītus, immēnsus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.