Definition of ineffable Ineffable

/ɪnɛˈfʌbʌl/ - [inefubul] - in•ef•fa•ble

We found 8 definitions of ineffable from 5 different sources.

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What does ineffable mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Adjective

ineffable - too sacred to be uttered; "the ineffable name of the Deity"
  unnameable, unspeakable, unutterable
ineffable - defying expression or description; "indefinable yearnings"; "indescribable beauty"; "ineffable ecstasy"; "inexpressible anguish"; "unspeakable happiness"; "unutterable contempt"; "a thing of untellable splendor"
  indefinable, indescribable, unspeakable, untellable, unutterable
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • ineffable (a.)
    Incapable of being expresses in words; unspeakable; unutterable; indescribable; as, the ineffable joys of heaven.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • ineffable
    That cannot be expressed or described with words.
  • ineffable
    That should not be spoken.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • ineffable
    in-ef′a-bl, adj. that cannot be described, inexpressible.—n. Ineff′ableness.—adv. Ineff′ably. [Fr.,—L. ineffabilisin, not, effabilis, effable.]

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