inenubilable

English

Etymology

From in- +‎ Latin ēnūbilāre (“make clear”) +‎ -able.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɪnɪˈnjuːbɪləbəl/

Adjective

inenubilable (comparative more inenubilable, superlative most inenubilable)

(formal) Incapable of being cleared of clouds; unclear, mysterious, inexplicable.
- 1962, Vladimir Nabokov, Pale Fire
  Our blue inenubilable Zembla, and the red-capped Steinmann, and the motorboat in the seacave […]
- 1911, Max Beerbohm, Zuleika Dobson
  For there is nothing in England to be matched with what lurks in the vapours of these meadows, and in the shadows of these spires—that inenubilable spirit, spirit of Oxford.

Synonyms

(unclear): See also Thesaurus:nebulous
(mysterious): See also Thesaurus:mysterious
(inexplicable): See also Thesaurus:incomprehensible

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