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unwritable

8.0

Very hard or impossible to describe clearly with words

adjective
/ʌnˈraɪtəbl/

: inexpresable

Some emotions are so deep that they feel unwritable even to the most talented authors.

Examples

He found the experience so overwhelming that it seemed completely unwritable in his journal.
The complexity of the ancient language made certain ideas almost unwritable in modern terms.
The feelings I have for her are unwritable.
Some experiences are simply unwritable.
Some emotions are so deep that they feel unwritable even to the most talented authors.
He found the experience so overwhelming that it seemed completely unwritable in his journal.
The complexity of the ancient language made certain ideas almost unwritable in modern terms.

Synonyms

unspeakable

vsunwritable

58 7.2

Too terrible to describe in words

is focused on being nearly impossible to convey in a text

undefinable

vsunwritable

3 6.8

Hard to describe exactly in words

is specifically difficult to capture in a text or on paper

unutterable

vsunwritable

Literature

1 8.9

Too great or strong to put into words

is about being extremely hard to capture in a passage

unsayable

vsunwritable

1 8.5

Too hard to put into words

is hard to express in a text or on paper

unnamable

vsunwritable

1 7.7

Too hard to describe in words

is about being hard to express within a text

untellable

vsunwritable

9.9

So great you cannot describe it in words

is the case when expressing it in a text is almost impossible

How Expressible

inexpressible

3 7.5

unwritable

8.0

expressible

1 5.3

Surface Forms

unwritable positive

Morphology

unwritable = writable (semi-transparent) = un + write + able

The word is formed by negating 'writable' with 'un-'; the emotional sense 'hard to express adequately' is a slight metaphorical extension from literal inability to write.

Etymology

Unwritable is built from un- ('not'), write ('to put words down'), and -able ('able to'), so it literally means 'not able to be written'. It is a good word for things like very deep feelings or experiences that seem too big to put into words.