effable

[ ef-uh-buhl ]

adjective

utterable; expressible.

Origin of effable

1630–40; <French <Latin effābilis, equivalent to eff(ārī) to speak out (ef-ef- + fārī to speak) + -ābilis-able

Words Nearby effable

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effective current

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How to use effable in a sentence

We have architects and no tects; there are things which are ineffable and none which are effable.
Voltaire's Philosophical Dictionary | Voltaire

British Dictionary definitions for effable

effable

/ (ˈɛfəbəl) /

adjective

archaic capable of being expressed in words

Origin of effable

C17: from Old French, from Late Latin effābilis, from Latin effārī, from ex- out + fārī to speak

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