INEFFABILEM, ineffabilem
Sounds Like: in-ef-FAH-bi-lem
Translations: unspeakable, inexpressible, unutterable, an unspeakable thing, an inexpressible thing
From the root: INEFFABILIS
Part of Speech: Adjective
Explanation: This word describes something that is so profound, immense, or sacred that it cannot be adequately expressed or described in words. It can refer to something overwhelmingly good or overwhelmingly bad. It is often used to describe divine mysteries or profound emotions.
Inflection: Singular, Accusative, Masculine or Feminine
Instances
Josephus' Against Apion
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, INEFFABILIS.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- INEFFABILIA — ineffable, unspeakable, unutterable, inexpressible, ineffable things, unspeakable things
- INEFFABILIS — ineffable, unspeakable, unutterable, indescribable
- INEFFABILIUM — of unspeakable things, of ineffable things, of inexpressible things
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