ineffable
incapable 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 ineffable
1Other words for ineffable
Other words from ineffable
- in·ef·fa·bil·i·ty, in·ef·fa·ble·ness, noun
- in·ef·fa·bly, adverb
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How to use ineffable in a sentence
I can only hope that if neuroscience ever does come up with the tools to explain something as ineffable as our love of nature, there is still nature left to love.
Are We Wired to Be Outside? - Issue 92: Frontiers | Grigori Guitchounts | November 11, 2020 | NautilusThey at once usher us into that ineffability of Beethoven's which we spoke of.
Beethoven's Symphonies Critically Discussed | Alexander Teetgen(Note especially the truly seraphic ineffability of the passage in G flat).
Beethoven's Symphonies Critically Discussed | Alexander TeetgenHe declared he all but fainted in the double ineffability of his bliss.
The Martian | George Du Maurier
British Dictionary definitions for ineffable
/ (ɪnˈɛfəbəl) /
too great or intense to be expressed in words; unutterable
too sacred to be uttered
indescribable; indefinable
Origin of ineffable
1Derived forms of ineffable
- ineffability or ineffableness, noun
- ineffably, adverb
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