die Unbenennbarkeit
Translation
unnamability, ineffability, indescribability
Examples
Die Unbenennbarkeit des Gefühls war frustrierend.
The unnamability of the feeling was frustrating.
Er sprach von der Unbenennbarkeit des Göttlichen.
He spoke of the ineffability of the divine.
Grammar Patterns
the unnamability of ((sth.)) the unnamability of sth. The unnamability of the feeling was frustrating.
Similar Words
Synonyms: Unaussprechlichkeit (inexpressibility), Unbeschreiblichkeit (indescribability)
Etymology
Composed of un- (not) + benennen (to name) + -bar (-able) + -keit (-ness). Literally 'un-name-able-ness'.
Memory Tips
Break it down: 'un-name-bar-keit'. It's the quality (-keit) of not being nameable.