| ADJECTIVE | all | ineffable, indefinable, indescribable, unspeakable, untellable, unutterable | defying expression or description |
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| all | ineffable, unnameable, unspeakable, unutterable | too sacred to be uttered |
| Sounds | ihneh'fahbahl | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | abdominal ... zoological: 2115 rhymes with ahl... | |
| Meaning | defying expression or description. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "ineffable ecstasy" | |
| Synonyms | indefinable, indescribable, unspeakable, untellable, unutterable | |
| Broader | inexpressible, unexpressible | defying expression |
| Spanish | indecible, indefinible, indescriptible, inefable, inenarrable, inexpresable | |
| Catalan | indefinible, indescriptible, indicible, inefable, inenarrable, inexpressable, inexprimible | |
| Adverbs | ineffably | to an inexpressible degree |
| Meaning | Too sacred to be uttered. | |
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| Example | "the ineffable name of the Deity" | |
| Synonyms | unnameable, unspeakable, unutterable | |
| Broader | sacred | concerned with religion or religious purposes |
| Spanish | indecible, inefable, inenarrable, inexpresable | |
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