Definitions for Ineffable
ɪnˈɛf ə bəlin·ef·fa·ble

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 2 votes

1. indefinable, indescribable, ineffable, unspeakable, untellable, unutterableadjective

   defying expression or description

   "indefinable yearnings"; "indescribable beauty"; "ineffable ecstasy"; "inexpressible anguish"; "unspeakable happiness"; "unutterable contempt"; "a thing of untellable splendor"

2. ineffable, unnameable, unspeakable, unutterableadjective

   too sacred to be uttered

   "the ineffable name of the Deity"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. ineffableadjective

   Beyond expression in words; unspeakable.

2. ineffableadjective

   Forbidden to be uttered; taboo.

3. Etymology: First attested in 1450. From ineffable, from ineffabilis, from in- + effor.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Ineffableadjective

   Unspeakable; unutterable; not to be expressed. It is used almost always in a good sense.

   Etymology: ineffable, Fr. ineffabilis, Lat.

   To whom the son, with calm aspect, and clear,
   Light'ning divine, ineffable, serene!
   Made answer. John Milton, Paradise Lost, b. v.

   Reflect upon a clear, unblotted, acquitted conscience, and feed upon the ineffable comforts of the memorial of a conquered temptation. South.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. ineffable

   Ineffability is the quality of something that surpasses the capacity of language to express it, often being in the form of a taboo or incomprehensible term. This property is commonly associated with philosophy, aspects of existence, and similar concepts that are inherently "too great", complex or abstract to be communicated adequately. Illogical statements, principles, reasons and arguments may be considered intrinsically ineffable along with impossibilities, contradictions and paradoxes. Terminology describing the nature of experience cannot be conveyed properly in dualistic symbolic language; it is believed that this knowledge is only held by the individual from which it originates. Profanity and vulgarisms can easily and clearly be stated, but by those who believe they should not be said, they are considered ineffable. Thus, one method of describing something that is ineffable is by using apophasis, i.e. describing what it is not, rather than what it is. An example is the name of God in Judaism, written as YHWH but substituted with Adonai ("the Lord") or HaShem ("the name") when reading.

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1. ineffable

   Ineffable refers to something that is too great, intense, or extreme to be described or expressed in words. It can also mean something that is considered too sacred or taboo to be spoken or talked about.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 2 votes

1. Ineffableadjective

   incapable of being expresses in words; unspeakable; unutterable; indescribable; as, the ineffable joys of heaven

2. Etymology: [L. ineffabilis: cf. F. ineffable. See In- not, and Effable, Fame.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Ineffable

   in-ef′a-bl, adj. that cannot be described, inexpressible.—n. Ineff′ableness.—adv. Ineff′ably. [Fr.,—L. ineffabilis—in, not, effabilis, effable.]

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Ineffable in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Ineffable in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of Ineffable in a Sentence

1. Vanna Bonta:

   It is interesting to note that poetry, a literary device whose very construct involves the use of words, is itself the word of choice by persons grasping to describe something so beautiful it is marvelously ineffable.

2. Elbert Hubbard:

   The ineffable joy of forgiving and being forgiven forms an ecstasy that might well arouse the envy of the gods.

3. James Grover Thurber:

   But those rare souls whose spirit gets magically into the hearts of men, leave behind them something more real and warmly personal than bodily presence, an ineffable and eternal thing. It is everlasting life touching us as something more than a vague, recondite concept. The sound of a great name dies like an echo the splendor of fame fades into nothing but the grace of a fine spirit pervades the places through which it has passed, like the haunting loveliness of mignonette.

4. Caldwell O'Keefe:

   I never have found the perfect quote. At best I have been able to find a string of quotations which merely circle the ineffable idea I seek to express.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Ineffable
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Ineffable
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Ineffable
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ineffable
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Ineffable
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Ineffable