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untranslateable

untranslateable is the alternative form of untranslatable.

Meaning of untranslatable

Adjective

untranslatable (comparative more untranslatable, superlative most untranslatable)

  1. Not able to be translated.
    • They referred to de Gaulle as a chienlit, a totally untranslatable term that suggests defecation in bed.

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Forms of untranslateable

comparativemore untranslateable
superlativemost untranslateable

Origin of untranslateable

From un- + translateable.

Words formed from untranslateable

Questions about untranslateable

What is untranslateable the alternative form of?
Untranslateable is the alternative form of untranslatable.

Words near untranslateable in the dictionary

  1. untranslatability
  2. untranslatable
  3. untranslatableness
  4. untranslatables
  5. untranslatably
  6. untranslateable
  7. untranslateableness
  8. untranslated
  9. untranslational
  10. untransliteratable
  11. untransliterated

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Adapted from Wiktionary: untranslateable (page history and authors); untranslatable (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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