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French
Etymology
From in- + ouï.
Pronunciation
Adjective
inouï (feminine inouïe, masculine plural inouïs, feminine plural inouïes)
- (archaic, literal) unheard
- (figurative) unprecedented, incredible, unheard-of
- Synonyms: exceptionnel, incroyable
1836, Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, chapter XL, in Louis Viardot, transl., L’Ingénieux Hidalgo Don Quichotte de la Manche, volume I, Paris: J-J Dubochet et Cie, éditeurs, , →OCLC:Bien que la faim et le dénûment nous tourmentassent quelquefois, et même à peu près toujours, rien ne nous causait autant de tourment que d’être témoins des cruautés inouïes que mon maître exerçait sur les chrétiens.- Even though hunger and destitution tormented us sometimes, and even almost always, nothing caused us as much torment as witnessing the unheard-of cruelties that my master inflicted upon the Christians.
1986, Desireless (lyrics and music), “Voyage, Voyage”, in François:Voyage, voyage / Plus loin que la nuit et le jour (voyage, voyage) / Voyage (voyage) / Dans l’espace inouï de l’amour- Voyage, voyage / Further than the night and the day (voyage, voyage) / Voyage (voyage) / In the unheard-of space of love
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