utterable
- adjective
- /ˈʌtərəbəl/
:
expresable
- In both cases, we dwell together with others in a world that is self-evidently named, intelligible, and utterable, and for both publics, language is the key to and medium of that common world.
Examples
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The poem beautifully captured emotions that are often considered too deep to be utterable.
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Homophobic attitudes are among the last utterable prejudices among adults.
Academic text (2008) -
Put differently, the signification of the painting exists in the tensions between the visible, the utterable, and the unutterable.
Academic text (2004) -
Elements of The Meeting show that the visible, rather than being subsidiary to the spoken word, as in Rancière's conception, repeatedly encompassed both the utterable and the unutterable.
Academic text (2004) -
The rapport in art between the visible and the spoken, noted by Rancière, took the modified form of a tension between the visible, the utterable, and the unspeakable in Courbet's meeting with Bruyas.
Academic text (2004) -
Some moments in life are so profound that they seem almost utterable, yet words fail to express them.
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His feelings of joy were so overwhelming that they became utterable in the form of a heartfelt song.
Synonyms
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3.5
A word or name you can say clearly
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4.5
Something you can say or put into words
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Able to be put into words or shown by actions
Possible to put into words and speak
Easy to pronounce
Antonyms
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Utterable comes from utter ('to say') plus -able ('able to'). A helpful way to remember it is to think of putting words 'out' with your voice, so utterable means 'able to be spoken'.