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[ in-ef-uh-buhl ] / ɪnˈɛf ə bəl / SEE SYNONYMS FOR ineffable ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectiveincapable of being expressed or described in words; inexpressible: ineffable joy. not to be spoken because of its sacredness; unutterable: the ineffable name of the deity. Origin of ineffableFirst recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English word from Latin word ineffābilis.See in-3, effable SYNONYMS FOR ineffableSEE SYNONYMS FOR ineffable ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM ineffablein·ef·fa·bil·i·ty, in·ef·fa·ble·ness, nounin·ef·fa·bly, adverbWords nearby ineffableinedible, inedita, inedited, ineducable, ineducation, ineffable, ineffaceable, in effect, ineffective, ineffectual, inefficacious Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for ineffableA lot of what mathematicians do when they approach a new problem is ineffable. At the Math Olympiad, Computers Prepare to Go for the Gold - Facts So Romantic|Kevin Hartnett|September 22, 2020|Nautilus At a high level, a lot of what mathematicians do when they approach a new problem is ineffable. At the Math Olympiad, Computers Prepare to Go for the Gold|Kevin Hartnett|September 21, 2020|Quanta Magazine And on that score, on that ineffable quality called charisma, Walker may face his biggest challenges. Scott Walker Is the Perfect Republican Candidate for 2016 (on Paper)|David Freedlander|November 20, 2013|DAILY BEAST Sometimes there's a thing in the air, an ineffable thing, that just makes it all work. Endless Summer: Meg Wolitzer Talks About “The Interestings”|Jane Ciabattari|April 16, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The passages where Phillips articulates that ineffable transport that comes from a particular song are the best in the book. Love in the Time of iPod|Taylor Antrim|April 14, 2009|DAILY BEAST She sank into a low chair, a smile of ineffable happiness irradiating her face. A Secret of the Lebombo|Bertram Mitford Why attempt to paint the ineffable felicity of John Lebrenn? The Sword of Honor, volumes 1 & 2|Eugne Sue As for Irene, she only smiled with ineffable bliss, as if it were exactly what she had expected all along. When my Happiness is given me life will be an ineffable, a nameless thing. The Story of Mary MacLane|Mary MacLane After this we come to some ineffable compositions which the poet has simply entitled, 'Moods of my own Mind.' Early Reviews of English Poets|John Louis Haney
British Dictionary definitions for ineffable
adjectivetoo great or intense to be expressed in words; unutterable too sacred to be uttered indescribable; indefinable Derived forms of ineffableineffability or ineffableness, nounineffably, adverbWord Origin for ineffableC15: from Latin ineffābilis unutterable, from in- 1 + effābilis, from effārī to utter, from fārī to speak Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to ineffableindescribable, heavenly, transcendent, unspeakable, ethereal, celestial, divine, empyrean, holy, ideal, impossible, incredible, nameless, sacred, spiritual, transcendental, empyreal, incommunicable, indefinable, inexpressible |