unspeakingadj.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnˈspiːkɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˌənˈspikɪŋ/

Etymology: un- prefix¹ 4. Compare Old English unsprecende , Old Frisian unsprekand , Middle Dutch onsprekende (obsolete Dutch onsprekend ), Old High German unsprëchente (Middle High German unsprëchende ) in sense 2 (chiefly of children).

†1. Unspeakable, ineffable. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > unintelligibility > inexpressibility > [adjective]

unsayinglyOE

wordlessa1200

unanemneda1225

unspeaking1340

untellablea1382

unenarrable1382

unspeakablea1400

ineffablec1450

inenarrablec1450

indicible1480

enarrable1482

inexplicable1502

inspeakable?1504

innominable1532

unoutspeakable1535

unexpressable1548

innarrable1554

inpronunciable1554

uncommunicable1555

inexprimablea1577

unexpressiblea1586

unutterablea1586

expressless1590

nameless1597

recountless1601

inutterable1603

indeclarable1610

unnameable1610

unreportable1611

speakless1612

unexpressivea1616

inexpressiblea1631

utterless1643

inexpressive1652

unwordablec1660

incommunicable1694

paintless1729

descriptionless1749

undelineable1767

describeless1799

indefinable1810

undescribable1818

unqualifiable1822

untelling1823

utterless1832

unpindownable1915

the world > relative properties > quantity > greatness of quantity, amount, or degree > [adjective] > very great > and indescribable

untalelyc1225

unspeaking1340

unsayingc1350

untellablea1382

unspeakablea1400

ineffablec1450

unrehearsable1513

unutterablea1586

unrelatable1621

inexpressiblea1631

inexpressive1652

undescribable1728

indescribable1785

untelling1823

1340 Ayenb. 266 Ich yzeȝ þe ilke onspekynde an[d] ontodelinde mageste of þe holy trinyte.

2. Not speaking; unable to speak. Also figurative.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > speech > taciturnity or reticence > [adjective]

unspeakinga1382

speechless1390

mutec1400

dumb1406

silenta1425

peaceablec1425

secretc1440

of few wordsa1500

tongue-tied1529

mum1532

closec1540

strait-laced1546

tongue-dumb1556

incommunicable1568

sparing1568

inconversable1577

retentive1599

wordless1604

mumbudget1622

uncommunicable1628

monastica1631

word-bound1644

on (also upon) the reserve1655

strait-mouthed1664

oyster-like1665

incommunicative1670

mumchance1681

speechless1726

taciturnous1727

tongue-tacked1727

monosyllabic1735

silentish1737

untalkative1739

silentious1749

buttoned-up1767

taciturn1771

close as wax1772

untittletattling1779

reticent1825

voiceless1827

say-nothing1838

unremonstrant1841

still1855

unvocal1858

inexpansive186.

short-tongued1864

non-communicating1865

tight-lipped1876

unworded1886

chup1896

tongue-bound1906

shut-mouthed1936

zip-lipped1943

shtum1958

the mind > language > speech > [adjective] > speaking > not speaking

unspeakinga1382

non-speaking1850

non-communicating1960

a1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(1)) (1850) Job xxxviii. 9 With clothis of vnspekende childhed.

1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) Ps. viii. 3 Of the mouth of vnspekende childer..thou performedist preising.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Cymbeline (1623) v. vi. 178 His description Prou'd vs vnspeaking sottes.

1796 E. Hamilton Lett. Hindoo Rajah (1811) II. 81 All was placid uniformity, and unspeaking regularity of feature.

1812 P. B. Shelley Mother & Son in Poet. Wks. (1870) II. 527 The proofs of an unspeaking sorrow dwelt Within her ghastly hollowness of eye.

1935 E. Bowen House in Paris ii. iv. 129 Karen herself had more than once been the victim of that unspeaking smile.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	unspeaking
释义	unspeakingn. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈspiːkɪŋ/, U.S. /ˌənˈspikɪŋ/ (un- prefix¹ 8.) ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > taciturnity or reticence > [noun] stillnessc1050 silencea1225 seld-speech?c1225 taciturnityc1450 retreata1533 mum1555 silentness1573 reticence1603 reticencya1617 reservation1619 parciloquy1656 reserve1659 costiveness1792 incommunicativeness1815 mutism1824 incommunicableness1835 ineloquence1843 incommunicability1855 unspeaking1860 mumchanceness1910 mumchanciness1920 1860 J. Ruskin Mod. Painters V. 164 False speaking [is] unspeaking,—on the negative side of silence. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online December 2020). unspeakingadj. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈspiːkɪŋ/, U.S. /ˌənˈspikɪŋ/ Etymology: un- prefix¹ 4. Compare Old English unsprecende , Old Frisian unsprekand , Middle Dutch onsprekende (obsolete Dutch onsprekend ), Old High German unsprëchente (Middle High German unsprëchende ) in sense 2 (chiefly of children). †1. Unspeakable, ineffable. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > unintelligibility > inexpressibility > [adjective] unsayinglyOE wordlessa1200 unanemneda1225 unspeaking1340 untellablea1382 unenarrable1382 unspeakablea1400 ineffablec1450 inenarrablec1450 indicible1480 enarrable1482 inexplicable1502 inspeakable?1504 innominable1532 unoutspeakable1535 unexpressable1548 innarrable1554 inpronunciable1554 uncommunicable1555 inexprimablea1577 unexpressiblea1586 unutterablea1586 expressless1590 nameless1597 recountless1601 inutterable1603 indeclarable1610 unnameable1610 unreportable1611 speakless1612 unexpressivea1616 inexpressiblea1631 utterless1643 inexpressive1652 unwordablec1660 incommunicable1694 paintless1729 descriptionless1749 undelineable1767 describeless1799 indefinable1810 undescribable1818 unqualifiable1822 untelling1823 utterless1832 unpindownable1915 the world > relative properties > quantity > greatness of quantity, amount, or degree > [adjective] > very great > and indescribable untalelyc1225 unspeaking1340 unsayingc1350 untellablea1382 unspeakablea1400 ineffablec1450 unrehearsable1513 unutterablea1586 unrelatable1621 inexpressiblea1631 inexpressive1652 undescribable1728 indescribable1785 untelling1823 1340 Ayenb. 266 Ich yzeȝ þe ilke onspekynde an[d] ontodelinde mageste of þe holy trinyte. 2. Not speaking; unable to speak. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > taciturnity or reticence > [adjective] unspeakinga1382 speechless1390 mutec1400 dumb1406 silenta1425 peaceablec1425 secretc1440 of few wordsa1500 tongue-tied1529 mum1532 closec1540 strait-laced1546 tongue-dumb1556 incommunicable1568 sparing1568 inconversable1577 retentive1599 wordless1604 mumbudget1622 uncommunicable1628 monastica1631 word-bound1644 on (also upon) the reserve1655 strait-mouthed1664 oyster-like1665 incommunicative1670 mumchance1681 speechless1726 taciturnous1727 tongue-tacked1727 monosyllabic1735 silentish1737 untalkative1739 silentious1749 buttoned-up1767 taciturn1771 close as wax1772 untittletattling1779 reticent1825 voiceless1827 say-nothing1838 unremonstrant1841 still1855 unvocal1858 inexpansive186. short-tongued1864 non-communicating1865 tight-lipped1876 unworded1886 chup1896 tongue-bound1906 shut-mouthed1936 zip-lipped1943 shtum1958 the mind > language > speech > [adjective] > speaking > not speaking unspeakinga1382 non-speaking1850 non-communicating1960 a1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(1)) (1850) Job xxxviii. 9 With clothis of vnspekende childhed. 1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) Ps. viii. 3 Of the mouth of vnspekende childer..thou performedist preising. a1616 W. Shakespeare Cymbeline (1623) v. vi. 178 His description Prou'd vs vnspeaking sottes. View more context for this quotation 1796 E. Hamilton Lett. Hindoo Rajah (1811) II. 81 All was placid uniformity, and unspeaking regularity of feature. 1812 P. B. Shelley Mother & Son in Poet. Wks. (1870) II. 527 The proofs of an unspeaking sorrow dwelt Within her ghastly hollowness of eye. 1935 E. Bowen House in Paris ii. iv. 129 Karen herself had more than once been the victim of that unspeaking smile. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1860adj.1340
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unspeakingn.

unspeakingadj.