Inarticulate - English meaning

Inarticulate – definitions in English dictionary

adjective
Unable to express one's ideas or feelings clearly or easily.
Usage examples:
An inarticulate man of action
Synonims:
Tongue-tied Lost for words At a loss for words Unable to express oneself Unable to get a word out Poorly spoken Mute Dumb Speechless Mumchance
adjective
Without joints or articulations.
Usage examples:
The discinids are a small long-lived group of inarticulate brachiopods with chitinophosphatic shells.

adjective
Unable to express feelings or ideas in words, or communicated in a way that is difficult to understand
Usage examples:
He refers to them as inarticulate mountain people., inarticulate cries of rage

Inarticulate translation into English

Inarticulate: translate from English into Chinese

口齿不清

Inarticulate: translate from English into Dutch

Onuitgesproken, Ongeleed, Sprakeloos

Inarticulate: translate from English into French

Inarticulé, Indistinct, Mal prononcé, Incapable de s'exprimer

Inarticulate: translate from English into German

Unartikuliert, Undeutlich, Inartikuliert, Unklar ausgedrückt, Schlecht ausgedrückt, Schwerfällig, Nicht gegliedert

Inarticulate: translate from English into Hindi

धीरे से बोलना, अव्यक्त, मूक, अस्फुट, अस्पष्ट, अनुच्चरित

Inarticulate: translate from English into Italian

Inarticolato, Indistinto, Che si esprime con difficoltà

Inarticulate: translate from English into Korean

분명치 않은, 말을 못 하는, 관절이 없는

Inarticulate: translate from English into Russian

Невнятный, Нечленораздельный, Молчаливый, Немой, Несочлененный

Inarticulate: translate from English into Spanish

Inarticulado, Expresado con dificultad, Hablado con dificultad

Word origin

early 17th century: from in-1 ‘not’ + the adjective articulate; the sense ‘not clearly pronounced’ corresponds to that of late Latin inarticulatus .

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Inarticulate – similar words

inarticulately

adverb
In a way whose meaning is not clear or is difficult to understand
Usage examples:
He uses words inarticulately., she was mumbling inarticulately.

Inarticulately - all meanings in English

Inarticulate synonims

dumb

adjective
Temporarily unable or unwilling to speak.
Usage examples:
They stood dumb while the attacker poured out a stream of abuse

verb
Make dumb or unheard; silence.
Usage examples:
A splendour that dazed the mind and dumbed the tongue

Dumb - all meanings in English

mumchance

adjective
Silent; tongue-tied.
Usage examples:
Are they obliged to sit mumchance, and to be ordered about till they are the laughing-stock of youn…

Mumchance - all meanings in English

mute

adjective
Refraining from speech or temporarily speechless.
Usage examples:
Harry sat mute, his cheeks burning resentfully

noun
A person lacking the faculty of speech.
Usage examples:
They do not write; and unlike mutes, or monks under vows of silence, they do not use any signs or o…

verb
Deaden, muffle, or soften the sound of.
Usage examples:
Her footsteps were muted by the thick carpet

Mute - all meanings in English

speechless

adjective
Unable to speak, especially as the temporary result of shock or strong emotion.
Usage examples:
He was speechless with rage

Speechless - all meanings in English

tongue-tied

adjective
Having difficulty in speaking, usually because of being nervous
Usage examples:
I was practically tongue-tied.

Tongue-tied - all meanings in English

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