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ineffable::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | unnameable, unspeakable, unutterable |
the ineffable name of the Deity.
ineffable::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | indefinable, indescribable, unspeakable, untellable, unutterable |
ineffable ecstasy.
Examples of ineffable
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He hisses a greeting with all the ineffable politeness of an old-school Japanese.
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The only real problem we'll have is if you try to question my now ineffable rule.
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His ineffable cool seemed a universe away from my provincial adolescent existence.
From the guardian.co.uk
Ein-Sof, which is referred to below, may be thought of as an ineffable singularity.
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Such human encounters, momentary though they are, enhance life in an ineffable way.
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The more you dig into narrative structure the more it reveals its ineffable beauty.
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Democracy has adapted itself well to the ineffable complexities of the caste system.
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Judaism sees this One, True God as a singular, ineffable, undefinable being.
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There is darkness here, and the ineffable disquiet of great, harrowing art.
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- Indefinable: 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"
- (ineffably) to an inexpressible degree; "she was looking very young tonight, and, as usual, indescribably beautiful, in a simple strapless dress of a green and white silky cotton"
- Ineffability is concerned with ideas that cannot or should not be expressed in spoken words (or language in general), often being in the form of a taboo or incomprehensible term. ...
- Beyond expression in words; unspeakable; Forbidden to be uttered; taboo
- (ineffably) Intensifies an adjective to mean indescribably; Intensifies an adjective to mean unmentionably
- (adj.) unspeakable, incapable of being expressed through words (It is said that the experience of playing with a dolphin is ineffable and can only be understood through direct encounter.)
- (adj) - too great to be described; not to be known
- Incapable of being stated or described because of some elusive transcendental quality such as ideality, ethereality or spirituality.
