inexpressible

  • 1inexpressible — ⇒INEXPRESSIBLE, subst. masc. Vx. Synon. plais. de pantalon, culotte. Pour tout dire en un mot, c était elle qui portait les culottes ou les inexpressibles, selon la chaste locution anglaise (NERVAL, Filles feu, Paris, Champion, 1931 [1854], p.… …

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  • 2Inexpressible — In ex*press i*ble, a. Not capable of expression or utterance in language; ineffable; unspeakable; indescribable; unutterable; as, inexpressible grief or pleasure. Inexpressible grandeur. Blair. [1913 Webster] In orbs Of circuit inexpressible they …

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  • 3inexpressible — index inapprehensible, indefinable, ineffable, undefinable Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 4inexpressible — (adj.) 1620s, from IN (Cf. in ) (1) not + expressible (see EXPRESS (Cf. express) (v.)). Related: Inexpressibly …

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  • 5inexpressible — *unutterable, ineffable, unspeakable, indescribable, indefinable Analogous words: tenuous, rare (see THIN): infinite, boundless, illimitable Antonyms: expressible …

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  • 6inexpressible — [in΄eks pres′ə bəl, in΄ik spres′ə bəl] adj. that cannot be expressed; indescribable or unutterable inexpressibility n. inexpressibleness inexpressibly adv …

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  • 7inexpressible — in|ex|pres|si|ble [ˌınıkˈspresıbəl] adj formal an inexpressible feeling is too strong to be described in words ▪ inexpressible gratitude >inexpressibly adv …

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  • 8inexpressible — in|ex|press|i|ble [ ,ınık spresəbl ] adjective MAINLY LITERARY an inexpressible feeling is very strong and impossible to describe: inexpressible joy …

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  • 9inexpressible — [[t]ɪ̱nɪkspre̱sɪb(ə)l[/t]] ADJ An inexpressible feeling cannot be expressed in words because it is so strong. [FORMAL] He felt a sudden inexpressible loneliness. Syn: indescribable Derived words: inexpressibly [[t]ɪ̱nɪkspre̱sɪbli[/t]] ADV ADV adj …

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  • 10inexpressible — UK [ˌɪnɪkˈspresəb(ə)l] / US adjective mainly literary an inexpressible feeling is very strong and impossible to describe inexpressible joy …

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