ineffable

in·ef·fa·ble

I0118800 (ĭn-ĕf′ə-bəl)adj.1. Incapable of being expressed; indescribable or unutterable: ineffable joy.2. Not to be uttered; taboo: the ineffable name of God.

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[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin ineffābilis : in-, not; see in-¹ + effābilis, utterable (from effārī, to utter : ex-, ex- + fārī, to speak; see bhā- in Indo-European roots).]

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in·ef′fa·bil′i·ty, in·ef′fa·ble·ness n.in·ef′fa·bly adv.

ineffable

(ɪnˈɛfəbəl) adj1. too great or intense to be expressed in words; unutterable2. too sacred to be uttered3. indescribable; indefinable[C15: from Latin ineffābilis unutterable, from in-¹ + effābilis, from effārī to utter, from fārī to speak] inˌeffaˈbility, inˈeffableness n inˈeffably adv

in•ef•fa•ble

(ɪnˈɛf ə bəl)

adj. 1. incapable of being expressed or described in words; inexpressible: ineffable joy. 2. not to be spoken because of its sacredness; unutterable: the ineffable name of the deity. [1400–50; late Middle English < Middle French < Latin ineffābilis= in-³ + effabilis=effā(rī) to utter, say (ef- + fari- to speak) + -bilis -ble] in•ef`fa•bil′i•ty, in•ef′fa•ble•ness, n. in•ef′fa•bly, adv.

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Adj.	1.	ineffable - defying expression or description; "indefinable yearnings"; "indescribable beauty"; "ineffable ecstasy"; "inexpressible anguish"; "unspeakable happiness"; "unutterable contempt"; "a thing of untellable splendor"indescribable, unspeakable, untellable, unutterable, indefinableinexpressible, unexpressible - defying expression
	2.	ineffable - too sacred to be uttered; "the ineffable name of the Deity"unnameable, unutterable, unspeakablesacred - concerned with religion or religious purposes; "sacred texts"; "sacred rites"; "sacred music"

ineffable

adjective indescribable, unspeakable, indefinable, beyond words, unutterable, inexpressible, incommunicable the ineffable sadness of many of the portraits

ineffable

adjectiveThat cannot be described:incommunicable, indefinable, indescribable, inexpressible, undescribable, unspeakable, unutterable.Idioms: beyond description, defying description.

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