unextinguishableness

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

unextinguishable +‎ -ness

Noun[edit]

unextinguishableness (uncountable)

  1. inextinguishability
    • 1882, Charles Haddon Spurgeon, The Treasury of David, volume 6, page 411:
      The special point to be drawn out in the mention of "coals of juniper," is the unextinguishableness of such fuel. There is a marvellous story in the Midrash which illustrates this very well.