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   In·ef·fa·ble

   /inˈefəb(ə)l/

   

   adjective

   • 1. too great or extreme to be expressed or described in words: "the ineffable natural beauty of the Everglades" Similar inexpressibleindescribablebeyond wordsbeyond descriptionbeggaring descriptionundefinableunutterableuntoldunheard ofunthought ofunimaginableoverwhelmingmarvelouswonderfulbreathtakingstaggeringastoundingamazingastonishingfantasticfabulousunutterablenot to be utterednot to be spokennot to be saidunmentionabletabooforbiddenoff limitsout of boundsinformal:no go
   • ▪ not to be uttered: "the ineffable Hebrew name that gentiles write as Jehovah"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin ineffabilis, from in- ‘not’ + effabilis (see effable).

   Derivatives

   • 1. ineffability noun
   • 2. ineffably adverb

   Scrabble Points: 17

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   The meaning of INEFFABLE is incapable of being expressed in words : indescribable. How to use ineffable in a sentence. Breaking Down the Roots of Ineffable

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   INEFFABLE definition: 1. causing so much emotion, especially pleasure, that it cannot be described: 2. causing so much…. Learn more.

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   Ineffable definition: incapable of being expressed or described in words; inexpressible. See examples of INEFFABLE used in a sentence.

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   INEFFABLE meaning: 1. causing so much emotion, especially pleasure, that it cannot be described: 2. causing so much…. Learn more.

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   Anything ineffable is unspeakably beautiful, moving, or horrible. It’s beyond expression. If something is so powerful or emotional that you can't even describe it, it’s ineffable.

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   You use ineffable to say that something is so great or extreme that it cannot be described in words.

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   Definition of ineffable adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   Ineffable definition: Incapable of being expressed; indescribable or unutterable.

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    1. incapable of being expressed or described in words; inexpressible: ineffable joy. 2. not to be spoken because of its sacredness; unutterable: the ineffable name of the deity. in•ef`fa•bil′i•ty, in•ef′fa•ble•ness, n.

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    1. plural. Trousers. (A humorous euphemism: cf… 2. One not to be mentioned or named; an anonymous journalist… ineffable, a. (n.) ineffāble, adj. adjective. 1.a. c1450–. That cannot be expressed or described in language; too great for words; transcending expression; unspeakable, unutterable, inexpressible. c1450.