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unpronounceable

unpronounceable adjective: impossible or difficult to pronounce or articulate.

Adjective

unpronounceable (comparative more unpronounceable, superlative most unpronounceable)

  1. Impossible or difficult to pronounce or articulate.
    • A Hungarian baron, with an unpronounceable name, had that very morning been so struck with Lady Penrhyn's beauty, that, not knowing she was married, he laid himself, castle, sabre, and fur pelisses at her feet, for immediate acceptance.1838 (date written), L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter XIII, in Lady Anne Granard; or, Keeping up Appearances. […], volume I, London: Henry Colburn, […], published 1842, →OCLC, page 166
    • In many ways, the salarian political network functions like the noble families of Earth's Medieval Europe. Structurally the government consists of fiefdoms, baronies, duchies, planets, and marches (colonization clusters). These are human nicknames; the original salarian is unpronounceable.2008, BioWare, Mass Effect, Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →ISBN, →OCLC, PC, scene: Salarians: Government Codex entry

Noun

unpronounceable (plural unpronounceables)

  1. Something, especially an ingredient, that is difficult or impossible to pronounce.
    • Synthetic fragrances can contain a laundry list of chemicals — hormone disrupters, petroleum-derived unpronounceables, asthma triggers and on and on.2009 March 13, “Natural Selection”, in New York Times
    • Finally, if there are some “unpronounceables” in the list, ensure that they are minimal and not artificial anything—artificial colors, preservatives, flavors, or sweeteners.2010, Deanna M. Minich, An A-Z Guide to Food Additives
    Synonyms:
    mouthful, jawbreaker

unpronounceable meaning in Kannada

unpronounceable in Kannada

ಉಚ್ಚರಿಸಲಾಗದ, ಸಭ್ಯತಾ ವಿರೋಧಿಯಾದ, ಅವಾಚ್ಯ

Synonyms of unpronounceable

Forms of unpronounceable

Adjective
comparativemore unpronounceable
superlativemost unpronounceable
alternative form (rare)unpronouncible
Noun
pluralunpronounceables

Origin of unpronounceable

From un- + pronounceable.

Words formed from unpronounceable

Questions about unpronounceable

What does unpronounceable mean?
Unpronounceable means impossible or difficult to pronounce or articulate.
What is unpronounceable in Kannada?
Unpronounceable in Kannada is ಉಚ್ಚರಿಸಲಾಗದ, ಸಭ್ಯತಾ ವಿರೋಧಿಯಾದ, ಅವಾಚ್ಯ. See Unpronounceable meaning in Kannada.
What part of speech is unpronounceable?
Unpronounceable can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near unpronounceable in the dictionary

  1. unpromulgated
  2. unprone
  3. unpronged
  4. unpronouncable
  5. unpronounceability
  6. unpronounceable
  7. unpronounceables
  8. unpronounceably
  9. unpronounced
  10. unpronouncing
  11. unproof

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Adapted from Wiktionary: unpronounceable (page history and authors); unpronounceable (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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