unmentionable
unmentionable adjective: too embarrassing or shocking to be discussed.
Adjective
unmentionable (comparative more unmentionable, superlative most unmentionable)
- Too embarrassing or shocking to be discussed.
- Antonyms:
- mentionable
Noun
unmentionable (plural unmentionables)
- Something not to be discussed in polite society.
- I'm a lesbian female, 20 years old and my most outstanding features are my pierced unmentionable and my eyes.1983 December 10, Mary F. Miller, “Personal advertisement”, in Gay Community News, volume 11, number 21, page 19
- He was taught from childhood that the world does not condone homosexuality and that it is an unmentionable of decent people.1995, Virginia Schroeder Burnham, William H. Hampton, Since Time Began, page 43
unmentionable meaning in Urdu and Malayalam
unmentionable in Urdu
- ناگفتنی
unmentionable in Malayalam
- censored, taboo, forbidden
- പറയാൻകൊള്ളാത്ത, പ്രസ്താവയോഗ്യമല്ലാത്ത, വിലക്കപ്പെട്ട വിഷയമായ, ശോധനം ചെയ്ത, നിഷിദ്ധ, രുദ്ധ
Antonyms of unmentionable
Forms of unmentionable
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more unmentionable |
| superlative | most unmentionable |
| Noun | |
| plural | unmentionables |
Origin of unmentionable
From un- + mentionable.
Words formed from unmentionable
Questions about unmentionable
- What does unmentionable mean?
- Unmentionable means too embarrassing or shocking to be discussed.
- What is unmentionable in Urdu?
- Unmentionable in Urdu is ناگفتنی. See Unmentionable meaning in Urdu.
- What part of speech is unmentionable?
- Unmentionable can be an adjective or a noun.
Words near unmentionable in the dictionary
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