Ineffable
[ɪn'efəb(ə)l] or [ɪn'ɛfəbl]
Definition
(adj.) too sacred to be uttered; 'the ineffable name of the Deity' .
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Definition
(a.) Incapable of being expresses in words; unspeakable; unutterable; indescribable; as, the ineffable joys of heaven.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
a. Unspeakable, unutterable, inexpressible, indescribable, that cannot be spoken, beyond expression.
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Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Inexpressible, inconceivable, insurpassable, indeclarable, indescribable,exquisite, perfect
ANT:Common, trivial, superficial, vulgar, conversational, colloquial, obvious,commonplace
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Definition
adj. that cannot be described inexpressible.—n. Ineff′ableness.—adv. Ineff′ably.
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Examples
- The colour rushed over her face and neck, and she tossed her head in silence with an air of ineffable contempt. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- Locked in his embrace, she spoke thus, and cast back her head, seeking an assent to her words in his eyes--they were sparkling with ineffable delight. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- The world was torn in two, and he was plunging like an unlit star through the ineffable rift. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- She sighed a sigh of ineffable satisfaction, as if her cup of happiness were now full. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- Win her affections,' retorted Mr Boffin, with ineffable contempt, 'and possess her heart! Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- Her lips trembled into a smile, but the eyes remained distant and serious, as if bent on some ineffable vision. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
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