- effable
- effable 1630s, from Fr. effable, from L. effabilis, from effari "to utter" (see INEFFABLE (Cf. ineffable)). Now obsolete or archaic.
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Effable — Ef fa*ble, a. [L. effabilis; ex out + fari to speak.] Capable of being uttered or explained; utterable. Barrow. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
effable — /ef euh beuhl/, adj. utterable; expressible. [1630 40; < F < L effabilis, equiv. to eff(ari) to speak out (ef EF + fari to speak) + abilis ABLE] * * * … Universalium
effable — adjective able to be spoken of; able to be expressed … Wiktionary
EFFABLE — capable of being expressed in words. It is the opposite of ineffable which cannot be expressed … Concise dictionary of Religion
effable — [ ɛfəb(ə)l] adjective rare able to be described in words. Origin C17: from L. effabilis, from effari utter … English new terms dictionary
effable — ef·fa·ble … English syllables
effable — /ˈɛfəbəl/ (say efuhbuhl) adjective utterable; expressible; able to be described in words. {French, from Latin effābilis, from effāri to utter, from ex ex 1 + fāri to speak} …
effable — a. able to be expressed in words … Dictionary of difficult words
effable — ˈefəbəl adjective Etymology: Latin effabilis, from effari to speak out, from ex + fari to speak, say more at ban : capable of being uttered or expressed … Useful english dictionary
Ineffable — In*ef fa*ble, a. [L. ineffabilis: cf. F. ineffable. See {In } not, and {Effable}, {Fame}.] Incapable of being expressed in words; unspeakable; unutterable; indescribable; as, the ineffable joys of heaven. [1913 Webster] Contentment with our lot … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
