inenubilable

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities
US /ˌɪnɪˈnjubɪləbəl/ UK /ˌɪnɪˈnjuːbɪləbəl/
adj

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    that cannot be cleared of cloud or made plain; impossible to clarify

    The mystic's inenubilable visions resisted every attempt at explanation.

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Synonyms
1 adj · that cannot be cleared of... inexplicableunclarifiableimpenetrableobscure
Opposites
clarifiableexplicable
Word family
Related forms nebulanebulousenubilate

Etymology

A rare formation from in- ('not') + Latin enubilare ('to clear of clouds') + -able, from ex- ('out of') + nubila ('clouds'), from nubes ('cloud').

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