ineffable
[ in-ef-uh-buhl ]
/ ɪnˈɛf ə bəl /
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adjective
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.
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Origin of ineffable
OTHER WORDS FROM ineffable
in·ef·fa·bil·i·ty, in·ef·fa·ble·ness, nounin·ef·fa·bly, adverbDictionary.com Unabridged
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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.
They 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
ineffable
/ (ɪnˈɛfəbəl) /
adjective
too great or intense to be expressed in words; unutterable
too sacred to be uttered
indescribable; indefinable
Derived forms of ineffable
ineffability or ineffableness, nounineffably, adverbWord Origin for ineffable
C15: from Latin ineffābilis unutterable, from in- 1 + effābilis, from effārī to utter, from fārī to speak
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