adj
Meaning 1
Not articulated in normal words.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
inarticulate
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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General-American: /ɪn.ɑɹˈtɪk.jə.lət/
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Received-Pronunciation: /ɪn.ɑːˈtɪk.jʊ.lət/
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CMU ARPABET: IH2 N AA0 R T IH1 K Y AH0 L AH0 T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adj
Meaning 2
Speechless.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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adj
Meaning 3
Unable to speak with any clarity.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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adj
Meaning 4
Not having joints or other articulations.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, natural-sciences
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noun
Meaning 5
An animal belonging to the subphylum Inarticulata.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology
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adjective
Meaning 6
without or deprived of the use of speech or words
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- inarticulate beasts
- remained stupidly inarticulate and saying something noncommittal
- inarticulate with rage
- an inarticulate cry
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: unarticulate
Antonyms: articulate
History
Etymology
From Latin inarticulatus and from in- + articulate. See -ate (adjective-forming suffix).
From the substantivation of the above adjective through the associated taxon's name (Inarticulata). Used by contrast with Articulata.
Across languages
Translations
25 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: неразбираем (nerazbiraem) — not articulated in normal words
- Esperanto: neesprimiĝebla — not articulated in normal words
- Hungarian: artikulálatlan — not articulated in normal words
- Russian: невня́тный (nevnjátnyj) — not articulated in normal words
- Russian: неразбо́рчивый (nerazbórčivyj) — not articulated in normal words
- Russian: нечленоразде́льный (nečlenorazdélʹnyj) — not articulated in normal words
- Bulgarian: безмълвен (bezmǎlven) — speechless
- Finnish: sanaton — speechless
- German: sprachlos — speechless
- German: unfähig zu sprechen — speechless
- Norwegian Bokmål: fåmælt — speechless
- Norwegian Bokmål: ute av stand til å si noe — speechless
- Russian: безмо́лвный (bezmólvnyj) — speechless
- Bulgarian: нечленоразделен (nečlenorazdelen) — unable to speak with clarity
- Finnish: puhekyvytön — unable to speak with clarity
- German: undeutlich — unable to speak with clarity
- German: unartikuliert — unable to speak with clarity
- Greek: άναρθρος (ánarthros) — unable to speak with clarity
- Irish: amhlabhrach — unable to speak with clarity
- Māori: pakoki — unable to speak with clarity
- Māori: ngau — unable to speak with clarity
- Māori: nanu — unable to speak with clarity
- Bulgarian: несъчленен (nesǎčlenen) — not having joints or other articulations
- German: gliederlos — not having joints or other articulations
- Manx: neuoltagh — not having joints or other articulations