inenarrable

in·enar·ra·ble

adj \ˌi-ni-ˈna-rə-bəl\

Definition of INENARRABLE

: incapable of being narrated : indescribable

Examples of INENARRABLE

1. <the filmmaker's decision to depict the essentially inenarrable phenomenon called love by means of a series of lush metaphors>

Origin of INENARRABLE

Middle English, from Latin inenarrabilis, from in- + enarrare to explain in detail, from e- + narrare to narrate

First Known Use: 15th century

Related to INENARRABLE

Synonyms: incommunicable, indefinable, ineffable, indescribable, inexpressible, nameless, uncommunicable, unspeakable, unutterable

Antonyms: communicable, definable, expressible, speakable

Related Words: unsayable; inconceivable, incredible, unbelievable, unimaginable, unthinkable; inexplicable, unexplainable; characterless, featureless, nondescript

Near Antonyms: conceivable, imaginable, thinkable

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