"ineffabile" meaning in Italian

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Adjective

IPA: /i.nefˈfa.bi.le/ Forms: ineffabili [plural]
Rhymes: -abile Etymology: Borrowed from Latin ineffābilis (“unutterable, unpronounceable”), derived from effābilis (“utterable”), derived from effor (“to speak, say out, utter”), derived from for (“to speak, talk, say”). Etymology templates: {{root|it|ine-pro|*bʰeh₂-|id=speak}}, {{bor+|it|la|ineffābilis||unutterable, unpronounceable}} Borrowed from Latin ineffābilis (“unutterable, unpronounceable”) Head templates: {{it-adj}} ineffabile (plural ineffabili)
  1. (literal, rare) indescribable, unspeakable, ineffable Tags: rare Synonyms: indescrivibile, indicibile, inenarrabile, inesprimibile
    Sense id: en-ineffabile-it-adj-GazV3bN7
  2. (figurative) immense, supreme Tags: figuratively Synonyms: immenso, supremo
    Sense id: en-ineffabile-it-adj-MVnU1R6Z Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 17 81 2 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 6 91 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 94 2
  3. (informal, humorous or ironic) unparalleled, peerless, matchless, incomparable Tags: humorous, informal, ironic Synonyms: impareggiabile, incomparabile
    Sense id: en-ineffabile-it-adj-EQHAP0Uk
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: ineffabilmente Related terms: ineffabilità

Inflected forms

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