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ineffable

(ɪnefəbəl)

adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun]

You use ineffable to say that something is so great or extreme that it cannot be described in words.

[formal]

...the ineffable sadness of many of the portraits.

Synonyms: indescribable, unspeakable, indefinable, beyond words More Synonyms of ineffable

ineffably (ɪnefəbli) adverb [usually ADVERB adjective]

Walters is ineffably entertaining.

...his ineffably powerful brain.

ineffable in British English

(ɪnˈɛfəbəl)

adjective

too great or intense to be expressed in words; unutterable

too sacred to be uttered

indescribable; indefinable

Derived forms

ineffability (inˌeffaˈbility) or ineffableness (inˈeffableness)

noun

ineffably (inˈeffably)

adverb

Word origin

C15: from Latin ineffābilis unutterable, from in-1 + effābilis, from effārī to utter, from fārī to speak

ineffable in American English

(ɪnˈɛfəbəl)

adjective

too overwhelming to be expressed or described in words; inexpressible

ineffable beauty

too awesome or sacred to be spoken

God's ineffable name

Derived forms

ineffability (ˌineffaˈbility)

noun or inˈeffableness

ineffably (inˈeffably)

adverb

Word origin

ME < MFr < L ineffabilis < in-, not + effabilis, utterable < effari, to speak out < ex-, out + fari, to speak: see fame

Examples of 'ineffable' in a sentence
ineffable

It's the ineffable mystery of existence.

(adjective) in the sense of indescribable

Definition

too great or intense to be expressed in words

the ineffable sadness of many of the portraits

Synonyms

indescribable

The stench from the sewer is indescribable.

unspeakable

the unspeakable horrors of chemical weapons

indefinable

There was something indefinable in her eyes.

beyond words

unutterable

An unutterable sadness swept over her.

inexpressible

I felt a sudden inexpressible loneliness.

incommunicable

Additional synonyms

in the sense of incommunicable

Synonyms

indescribable,

unspeakable,

ineffable,

unutterable,

inexpressible

in the sense of indefinable

Definition

difficult to describe or explain completely

There was something indefinable in her eyes.

Synonyms

inexpressible,

vague,

indescribable,

obscure,

dim,

hazy,

nameless,

indistinct,

unrealized,

impalpable

in the sense of inexpressible

Definition

(of a feeling) too strong to be expressed in words

I felt a sudden inexpressible loneliness.

Synonyms

indescribable,

unspeakable,

indefinable,

ineffable,

unutterable,

incommunicable

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ineffable

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ineffective
ineffectual
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ineffable

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单词	ineffable
释义	Trends of ineffable View usage for: ineffable (ɪnefəbəl) adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] You use ineffable to say that something is so great or extreme that it cannot be described in words. [formal] ...the ineffable sadness of many of the portraits. Synonyms: indescribable, unspeakable, indefinable, beyond words More Synonyms of ineffable ineffably (ɪnefəbli) adverb [usually ADVERB adjective] Walters is ineffably entertaining. ...his ineffably powerful brain. ineffable in British English (ɪnˈɛfəbəl) adjective 1. too great or intense to be expressed in words; unutterable 2. too sacred to be uttered 3. indescribable; indefinable Derived forms ineffability (inˌeffaˈbility) or ineffableness (inˈeffableness) noun ineffably (inˈeffably) adverb Word origin C15: from Latin ineffābilis unutterable, from in-1 + effābilis, from effārī to utter, from fārī to speak ineffable in American English (ɪnˈɛfəbəl) adjective 1. too overwhelming to be expressed or described in words; inexpressible ineffable beauty 2. too awesome or sacred to be spoken God's ineffable name Derived forms ineffability (ˌineffaˈbility) noun or inˈeffableness ineffably (inˈeffably) adverb Word origin ME < MFr < L ineffabilis < in-, not + effabilis, utterable < effari, to speak out < ex-, out + fari, to speak: see fame Examples of 'ineffable' in a sentence ineffable It's the ineffable mystery of existence. Times, Sunday Times (2007) (adjective) in the sense of indescribable Definition too great or intense to be expressed in words the ineffable sadness of many of the portraits Synonyms indescribable The stench from the sewer is indescribable. unspeakable the unspeakable horrors of chemical weapons indefinable There was something indefinable in her eyes. beyond words unutterable An unutterable sadness swept over her. inexpressible I felt a sudden inexpressible loneliness. incommunicable Additional synonyms in the sense of incommunicable Synonyms indescribable, unspeakable, ineffable, unutterable, inexpressible in the sense of indefinable Definition difficult to describe or explain completely There was something indefinable in her eyes. Synonyms inexpressible, vague, indescribable, obscure, dim, hazy, nameless, indistinct, unrealized, impalpable in the sense of inexpressible Definition (of a feeling) too strong to be expressed in words I felt a sudden inexpressible loneliness. Synonyms indescribable, unspeakable, indefinable, ineffable, unutterable, incommunicable Nearby words of ineffable inebriated inebriation inedible ineffable ineffective ineffectual inefficacious Synonyms of 'ineffable' ineffable Explore 'ineffable' in the dictionary
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