Standard Lemma guide
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
adj
Able to be spoken of; able to be expressed.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic, uncommon
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: ineffable
adj
Fuckable; sexually attractive.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: euphemistic, slang
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
From Latin effābilis (effor (“to utter”) + -able).
Etymology tree English eff Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dhlom Proto-Indo-European *-dhlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English effable From eff (“fuck”) + -able.
