ineffable | ||
1. | [ adjective ] defying expression or description | |
Synonyms: | unspeakable indescribable untellable unutterable indefinable | |
Examples: | "indefinable yearnings" "indescribable beauty" "ineffable ecstasy" "inexpressible anguish" "unspeakable happiness" "unutterable contempt" "a thing of untellable splendor" |
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Related terms: | inexpressible | |
2. | [ adjective ] too sacred to be uttered | |
Synonyms: | unspeakable unutterable unnameable | |
Examples: | "the ineffable name of the Deity" |
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Related terms: | sacred | |
Similar spelling: |
ineffably |