ineffable
[ in-ef-uh-buhl ]
/ ɪnˈɛf ə bəl /
adjective
incapable of being expressed or described in words; inexpressible: ineffable joy.
not to be spoken because of its sacredness; unutterable: the ineffable name of the deity.
Origin of ineffable
SYNONYMS FOR ineffable
2
unspeakable.
OTHER WORDS FROM ineffable
in·ef·fa·bil·i·ty, in·ef·fa·ble·ness, noun in·ef·fa·bly, adverbWords nearby ineffable
inedible,
inedita,
inedited,
ineducable,
ineducation,
ineffable,
ineffaceable,
ineffective,
ineffectual,
inefficacious,
inefficacy
Example sentences from the Web for ineffability
They at once usher us into that ineffability of Beethoven's which we spoke of.
Beethoven's Symphonies Critically Discussed |Alexander Teetgen
British Dictionary definitions for ineffability
ineffable
/ (ɪnˈɛfəbəl) /
adjective
too great or intense to be expressed in words; unutterable
too sacred to be uttered
indescribable; indefinable
Derived forms of ineffable
ineffability or ineffableness, noun ineffably, adverbWord Origin for ineffable
C15: from Latin
ineffābilis unutterable, from
in-
1 +
effābilis, from
effārī to utter, from
fārī to speak