ineffable

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Middle French ineffable, a learned borrowing from Latin ineffābilis, from in- + effābilis. === 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 === Inherited from Middle French ineffable. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /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 == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin ineffābilis. === Adjective === ineffable m or f (plural ineffables) ineffable (unable to be expressed in words)