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in effable

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in⋅ef⋅fa⋅ble

  [in-ef-uh-buhl]
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–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.
Origin:
1400–50; late ME < L ineffābilis. See in- 3 , effable

Related forms:
in⋅ef⋅fa⋅bil⋅i⋅ty, in⋅ef⋅fa⋅ble⋅ness, noun
in⋅ef⋅fa⋅bly, adverb

Synonyms:
2. unspeakable.
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Word Origin & History

ineffable 
c.1450, from Fr. ineffable (14c.), from L. ineffabilis "unutterable," from in- "not" + effabilis "speakable," from effari "utter," from ex- "out" + fari "speak" (see fame).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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