Meaning & use
effable
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Able to be expressed or described in words.
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Unlike the ineffable feeling of awe, his mild irritation was entirely effable.
The philosopher argued that even complex emotions are, in principle, effable.
A note on using this word
Effable is extremely rare in everyday use; it survives mostly as the logical opposite of the far more common word 'ineffable.'
Words with a similar meaning
expressibledescribable
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