ineffable - Definition & Meaning | Lingo Dictionary

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so intense that it cannot be adequately expressed in wordsso intense that it cannot be adequately expressed in words

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indescribable untellable unspeakable indefinable unutterable

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so intense that it cannot be adequately expressed in words

She was overwhelmed by ineffable gratitude when strangers rallied to her aid.
Standing atop the glacier, he felt an ineffable awe at the vastness of the ice fields.
The sunset painted the canyon walls in hues of orange and purple beyond any ineffable beauty he'd imagined.
In that silent cathedral, worshippers experienced an ineffable sense of peace.
The novel's final scene left readers with ineffable sorrow that no paragraph could fully convey.

Synonyms:

indescribable untellable unspeakable indefinable unutterable

2

so sacred or forbidden that it must not or cannot be spoken aloud

sacred, taboo, or forbidden that it must not—or cannot—be spoken aloud
The ritual required the high priest to guard the ineffable word passed down through generations.
In the secret society, certain codes were deemed ineffable and never spoken aloud.
Legends whispered of an ineffable phrase that could summon storms.
She refused to reveal the ineffable password that protected the hidden chamber.

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unnameable unutterable unspeakable