unhearable
- adjective
- /ʌnˈhɪrəbəl/
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inaudible
- They, not performers, have inspired most theories of art, artists, and creativity; for they have the license to see the previously unseeable, hear the hitherto unhearable, imagine the heretofore unimaginable, and they have the magical talent to lend these artistic forms.
Examples
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I once compressed Baba O'Riley with the result that the bass was taken out of it; that makes the song basically unhearable.
Blog text (15) -
The high-pitched sound from the device is completely unhearable to the human ear.
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In the words of a Navajo veteran of the Vietnam War, "Non-Indians claimed Indians could see through trees and hear the unhearable."
Academic text (2002) -
Some frequencies of sound are so low that they become unhearable to most people.
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Due to the frequency range of the whistle, it is often unhearable for older individuals.
Synonyms
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5.6
So quiet that you cannot hear it
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7.8
Very small or slight and hard to notice
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8.8
Hard to see, hear, or notice
Too small, slow, or quiet for people to notice
Too small to be seen, heard, or noticed
Antonyms
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Unhearable is made of un- ('not'), hear, and -able ('able to'), so it literally means 'not able to be heard'. Think of a very soft whisper or a high dog whistle that people cannot hear — that is something unhearable.