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ineffable

in·ef·fa·ble (n-f-bl)

adj.

1. Incapable of being expressed; indescribable or unutterable. See Synonyms at unspeakable.

2. Not to be uttered; taboo: the ineffable name of God.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin `ineffbilis` : `in-`, not; see in-¹ + `effbilis`, utterable (from `effr`, to utter : `ex-`, ex- + `fr`, to speak; see `bh-`² in Indo-European roots).]

in·effa·bili·ty, in·effa·ble·ness n.

in·effa·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, indefinable

inexpressible, unexpressible – defying expression

2. ineffable – too sacred to be uttered; “the ineffable name of the Deity”

unnameable, unutterable, unspeakable

sacred – concerned with religion or religious purposes; “sacred texts”; “sacred rites”; “sacred music”

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Word of the Day 6.28.9

ineffable

in·ef·fa·ble (n-f-bl)

adj.

1. Incapable of being expressed; indescribable or unutterable. See Synonyms at unspeakable.

2. Not to be uttered; taboo: the ineffable name of God.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin `ineffbilis` : `in-`, not; see in-¹ + `effbilis`, utterable (from `effr`, to utter : `ex-`, ex- + `fr`, to speak; see `bh-`² in Indo-European roots).]

in·effa·bili·ty, in·effa·ble·ness n.

in·effa·bly adv.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition copyright ©2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2009. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.

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, indefinable

inexpressible, unexpressible – defying expression

2.

ineffable – too sacred to be uttered; “the ineffable name of the Deity”

unnameable, unutterable, unspeakable

sacred – concerned with religion or religious purposes; “sacred texts”; “sacred rites”; “sacred music”

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Word of the Day 6.28.9

ineffable

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adj.

1. Incapable of being expressed; indescribable or unutterable. See Synonyms at unspeakable.

2. Not to be uttered; taboo: the ineffable name of God.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin ineffbilis : in-, not; see in-1 + effbilis, utterable (from effr, to utter : ex-, ex- + fr, to speak; see bh-2 in Indo-European roots).]

in·effa·bili·ty, in·effa·ble·ness n.

in·effa·bly adv.

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition copyright ©2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2009. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.

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, indefinable

inexpressible, unexpressible – defying expression

2.

ineffable – too sacred to be uttered; “the ineffable name of the Deity”

unnameable, unutterable, unspeakable

sacred – concerned with religion or religious purposes; “sacred texts”; “sacred rites”; “sacred music”

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in·ef·fa·ble (n-f-bl)

[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin `ineffbilis` : `in-`, not; see in-¹ + `effbilis`, utterable (from `effr`, to utter : `ex-`, ex- + `fr`, to speak; see `bh-`² in Indo-European roots).]