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in·ef·fa·ble
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ə
bəl
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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 Middle English
<
Latin
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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ineffable
(ɪnˈɛfəb
ə
l)
—
adj
1.
too great or intense to be expressed in words; unutterable
2.
too sacred to be uttered
3.
indescribable; indefinable
[C15: from Latin
ineffābilis
unutterable, from
in-
1
+
effābilis,
from
effārī
to utter, from
fārī
to speak]
ineffa'bility
—
n
in'effableness
—
n
in'effably
—
adv
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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Word Origin & History
ineffable
mid-15c., from Fr. ineffable (14c.), from L. ineffabilis "unutterable," from in- "not" + effabilis "speakable," from effari "utter," from ex- "out" + fari "speak" (see
fame
).
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Example sentences
The gift of being able to witness that transformation is
ineffable
.
The
ineffable
grandness of the scene terrified him and enraptured him.
The
ineffable
sensation of freedom remains vivid decades later.
One way to get a grip on this seemingly
ineffable
property would be to build a
conscious machine.
The training, learning and expertise you can get from the people who built, operated and used this machine is
ineffable
.
Or perhaps there is something more
ineffable
at work.
The thoughtful mind must contemplate with feelings of awe mans relations with the
ineffable
mystery residing behind phenomena.
For those that did, the carnage in the sunken road was
ineffable
.
The hearing of those wild notes always depressed my spirit, and filled me with
ineffable
sadness.
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