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say it: in-EF-uh-buhl
ineffable is an adjective meaning "defying expression or description". It carries 2 recorded senses.
defying expression or description
“indefinable yearnings”
“indescribable beauty”
“ineffable ecstasy”
“inexpressible anguish”
“unspeakable happiness”
“unutterable contempt”
“a thing of untellable splendor”
too sacred to be uttered
“the ineffable name of the Deity”
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for ineffable come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.