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1. (adj.) ineffable
incapable of being expressed or described in words; inexpressible:
ineffable joy.
2. ineffable
not to be spoken because of its sacredness; unutterable:
the ineffable name of the deity.
Etymology: (1400–50; late ME < MF < L ineffābilis=in -3+effabilis=effā(rī) to utter, say (ef-+fari- to speak) +-bilis-ble)
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1. (adj) indefinable, indescribable, ineffable, unspeakable, untellable, unutterable
defying expression or description
"indefinable yearnings"; "indescribable beauty"; "ineffable ecstasy"; "inexpressible anguish"; "unspeakable happiness"; "unutterable contempt"; "a thing of untellable splendor"
2. (adj) ineffable, unnameable, unspeakable, unutterable
too sacred to be uttered
"the ineffable name of the Deity"
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1. (adj) ineffable
incapable of being expresses in words; unspeakable; unutterable; indescribable; as, the ineffable joys of heaven
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