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ineffability Definition


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ineffable
adj
    especially literary or formal:
    1. Unable to be described or expressed in words, especially because of size, magnificence, etc.
      Example: the ineffable love of God
      Thesaurus: inexpressible, indescribable, incommunicable; Antonym: describable.
    2. Not supposed or not allowed to be said, especially because of being perceived as too sacred.
      Thesaurus: unspeakable, unutterable.
Derivative: ineffability
noun
    Derivative: ineffably
    adverb
      Etymology: 15c: French, from Latin ineffabilis.



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