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 ineff  bilis : in-, not; see in-1 + effbilis, utterable (from effr , to utter : ex-, ex- + fr, to speak; see bh-2 in Indo-European roots).]in·ef  fa·bili·ty, in·effa·ble·ness n.in·ef fa·bly adv. |
ineffable [ɪnˈɛfəbəl]
adj
1. too great or intense to be expressed in words; unutterable
2. too sacred to be uttered
3. indescribable; indefinable
[from Latin ineffābilis unutterable, from in-1 + effābilis, from effārī to utter, from fārī to speak]
ineffability , ineffableness n
ineffably 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"inexpressible, unexpressible - defying expression |
| 2. |  ineffable - too sacred to be uttered; "the ineffable name of the Deity"sacred - concerned with religion or religious purposes; "sacred texts"; "sacred rites"; "sacred music" |
ineffable
adjective indescribable, unspeakable, indefinable, beyond words, unutterable, inexpressible, incommunicable the ineffable sadness of many of the portraits
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