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ineffable

inef·fable

UK/ɪˈnɛf.ə.bəl/ US/ˌɪnˈɛf.ə.bəl/ uncommon

adjective

1.

defying expression or description

  • “indefinable yearnings”
  • “indescribable beauty”
  • “ineffable ecstasy”
  • “inexpressible anguish”
  • “unspeakable happiness”
  • “unutterable contempt”
  • “a thing of untellable splendor”
2.

too sacred to be uttered

  • “the ineffable name of the Deity”

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