inextinguible

English

Etymology

From Middle French inextinguible and its source, Latin inextinguibilis.

Adjective

inextinguible (comparative more inextinguible, superlative most inextinguible)

  1. (obsolete) Inextinguishable. [15th-17th c.]
    • 1621, Democritus Junior [pseudonym; Robert Burton], The Anatomy of Melancholy, Oxford: Printed by Iohn Lichfield and Iames Short, for Henry Cripps, OCLC 216894069; The Anatomy of Melancholy: [], 2nd corrected and augmented edition, Oxford: Printed by John Lichfield and James Short, for Henry Cripps, 1624, OCLC 54573970, partition II, section 2, member 4:
      Cornelius Drible [hath made] a perpetual motion, inextinguible lights, linum non ardens, with many such feats []

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin inextinguibilis.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /i.nɛk.stɛ̃.ɡibl/

Adjective

inextinguible (plural inextinguibles)

  1. inextinguishable
  2. (figuratively) unquenchable; uncontrollable, unstoppable
    une soif inextinguible(please add an English translation of this usage example)
    un rire inextinguible(please add an English translation of this usage example)

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Galician

Alternative forms

Adjective

inextinguible m or f (plural inextinguibles)

  1. inextinguishable

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Spanish

Adjective

inextinguible (plural inextinguibles)

  1. inextinguishable

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