inarticulate
Syllables: in·ar·tic·u·lateUK/ɪn.ɑːˈtɪk.jʊ.lət//ɪn.ɑɹˈtɪk.jə.lət/
inarticulate adjective: not articulated in normal words.
Adjective
inarticulate (comparative more inarticulate, superlative most inarticulate)
- Not articulated in normal words.
- Major Johnstone strove to speak, but the words died in an inarticulate gurgle low in his throat; and Evelyn had only time to start from his knee, and save the dying man from falling to the earth.1834, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter XXXIII, in Francesca Carrara. […], volume III, London: Richard Bentley, […], (successor to Henry Colburn), →OCLC, page 274
- Pensak made an inarticulate shout of surprise, and O stepped away from the sudden precipice so hard that she collided with the back of the elevator, and yelped.2024 September 8, HarryBlank, “Next to Nothing”, in SCP Foundation, archived from the original on 05 Oct 2024
- Speechless.
- Unable to speak with any clarity.
- Not having joints or other articulations.
Noun
inarticulate (plural inarticulates)
- An animal belonging to the subphylum Inarticulata.
inarticulate meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Bengali and Malayalam
inarticulate in Tamil
- தெளிவாகப் பேச இயலாத, நன்கு ஒலிக்க முடியாத, ஊமையான
inarticulate in Urdu
- بےربط, غریب, گونگا, مہمل
inarticulate in Bengali
- inarticulate
- অস্পষ্ট ośpośṭo
inarticulate in Malayalam
- lost for words, tongue-tied, unable to express oneself
- ആശയപ്രകടനശേഷിയില്ലാത്ത, വാക്കുൾ കിട്ടാതായ, വിക്കിവിക്കി സംസാരിക്കുന്ന, എന്തു പറയണമെന്ന് അറിയാത്ത, സ്പഷ്ടമായി സംസാരിക്കാൻ കഴിയാത്ത, മിണ്ടാനാവാത്ത
- incomprehensible, unintelligible, incoherent
- അവ്യക്തമായ, അസ്പഷ്ടമായ, മനസ്സിലിക്കാൻ പറ്റാത്ത, ദുർഗ്രാഹ്യമായ, പൂർവ്വാപരബന്ധമില്ലാത്ത, വ്യക്തമല്ലാത്ത
- silent, unspoken, unexpressed
- പറയാത്ത, പ്രകടിപ്പിക്കാത്ത, മൂകമായ, നിശ്ശബ്ദമായ, വാക്കുകൾകൊണ്ടു പ്രകടിപ്പിക്കാത്ത
More languagesFewer languages
- inarticulate in Kannada
- ಮನಸ್ಸಿನಲ್ಲಿರುವುದನ್ನು ಸ್ಪಷ್ಟಪಡಿಸಲಾರದ, ತಿಳಿಯುವಂತೆ ಹೇಳಲು ಬಾರದ, ಅಸ್ಫುಟ, ಸ್ಪಷ್ಟ ಉಚ್ಚಾರಣೆಯಿಲ್ಲದ
Forms of inarticulate
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more inarticulate |
| superlative | most inarticulate |
| Noun | |
| plural | inarticulates |
Origin of inarticulate
From Latin inarticulatus and from in- + articulate. See -ate (adjective-forming suffix).
From the substantivation of the above adjective through the associated taxon's name (Inarticulata). Used by contrast with Articulata.
Words formed from inarticulate
Questions about inarticulate
- What does inarticulate mean?
- Inarticulate means not articulated in normal words.
- What is inarticulate in Tamil?
- Inarticulate in Tamil is தெளிவாகப் பேச இயலாத, நன்கு ஒலிக்க முடியாத, ஊமையான. See Inarticulate meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is inarticulate?
- Inarticulate can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce inarticulate?
- Inarticulate is pronounced /ɪn.ɑɹˈtɪk.jə.lət/ (US).
Words near inarticulate in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: inarticulate (page history and authors); inarticulate (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); inarticulate (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); অস্পষ্ট (Bengali) (page history and authors); inarticulate (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license); inarticulate (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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