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ineffable

[ in-ef-uh-buhl ]

adjective

  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.

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ineffable

/ ɪˈɛəə /

adjective

  1. too great or intense to be expressed in words; unutterable
  2. too sacred to be uttered
  3. indescribable; indefinable
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˌڴڲˈٲ, noun
  • ˈڴڲ, adverb
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Other yvlog Forms

  • ·Э·i·ٲ ·f··Ա noun
  • ·f· adverb
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of ineffable1

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English word from Latin word Աڴ. See in- 3, effable
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of ineffable1

C15: from Latin Աڴ unutterable, from in- 1+ ڴ, from ڴī to utter, from ī to speak
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Some things prove ineffable, like this multi-perspective story of a woman, her daughter, her personal assistant, her so-so suitor, her long-ago camp crush and his wife — all of whom spend a weekend together.

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We’ve now had a century of modern dance, led by the likes of Merce Cunningham, George Balanchine and many others whose modernism delved into the very essence of the body’s ability to express the ineffable.

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Despite Lawrence’s doubts, he exudes the ineffable sense of someone in deep communion with his faith.

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And courts have long recognized this ineffable quality of mercy.

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For your giftee are foodstuffs, home goods, clothes, paraphernalia and tchotchkes that are small in stature but imbued with the ineffable swagger.

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