inenarrable
That cannot be told; indescribable, inexpressible, unspeakableThat cannot be told; indescribable, inexpressible, unspeakable.
Meaning
1 senses(formal, literary)That cannot be told; indescribable, inexpressible, unspeakable.
unaussprechlich, unerzählbar
Translations
5 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
Learned borrowing from French inénarrable, from Latin inēnārrābilis (“indescribable”), froLearned borrowing from French inénarrable, from Latin inēnārrābilis (“indescribable”), from in- (prefix meaning ‘not’) + ēnārrābilis (“describable, explainable”). Ēnārrābilis is derived from ēnārrāre + -bilis (suffix forming adjectives indicating a capacity or worth of being acted upon); ēnārrāre is the present active infinitive of ēnārrō (“to explain in detail, expound”), from ē- (a variant of ex- (prefix meaning ‘away; out; thoroughly’)) + narrō (“to say; to relate, tell; to describe; to recount, report”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃- (“to know”)). The English word is analysable as in- + enarrable. Compare ignorant and -able for the components.
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Forms
more inenarrable, most inenarrable| Comparative | more inenarrable Lesson |
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| Superlative | most inenarrable Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
17 synonymsAntonyms
12 antonymsWord family
23 related wordsLessons for this word
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