ineffable

== English == === Etymology === From Middle French ineffable (modern French ineffable), from Latin ineffābilis, from in- (“not”) +‎ effor (“utter”) +‎ -bilis (“-able”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɪˈnɛf.ə.bəl/ (US) IPA(key): /ˌɪnˈɛf.ə.bəl/ === Adjective === ineffable (not comparable) Beyond expression in words; unspeakable. [from 1450] Synonyms: indescribable, inexpressible, unspeakable; see also Thesaurus:indescribable Antonym: (archaic) effable Coordinate terms: inscrutable, unfathomable, incomprehensible; see also Thesaurus:incomprehensible Forbidden to be uttered; taboo. Synonyms: taboo, unspeakable, unutterable ==== Coordinate terms ==== innumerable innumerous unnumerable incalculable ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin ineffābilis. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /i.nɛ.fabl/ ~ /i.ne.fabl/ Rhymes: -abl Homophone: ineffables === Adjective === ineffable (plural ineffables) ineffable (unable to be expressed in words) 1837 Louis Viardot, L’Ingénieux Hidalgo Don Quichotte de la Manchefr.Wikisource, translation of El ingenioso hidalgo Don Quijote de la Mancha by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, Chapter I: Synonyms: inénarrable, indicible === Further reading === “ineffable”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Middle French == === Adjective === ineffable m or f (plural ineffables) ineffable (unable to be expressed in words)