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ineffable definition
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Overview of adj ineffable The adj ineffable has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) indefinable, indescribable, ineffable, unspeakable, untellable, unutterable -- (defying expression or description; "indefinable yearnings"; "indescribable beauty"; "ineffable ecstasy"; "inexpressible anguish"; "unspeakable happiness"; "unutterable contempt"; "a thing of untellable splendor") 2. ineffable, unnameable, unspeakable, unutterable -- (too sacred to be uttered; "the ineffable name of the Deity") Antonyms of adj ineffable 2 senses of ineffable Sense 1 indefinable, indescribable, ineffable, unspeakable, untellable, unutterable INDIRECT (VIA inexpressible) -> expressible Sense 2 ineffable, unnameable, unspeakable, unutterable INDIRECT (VIA sacred) -> profane Similarity of adj ineffable 2 senses of ineffable Sense 1 indefinable, indescribable, ineffable, unspeakable, untellable, unutterable => inexpressible (vs. expressible), unexpressible Sense 2 ineffable, unnameable, unspeakable, unutterable => sacred (vs. profane) Attributes of adj ineffable Familiarity of adj ineffable ineffable used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2) Grep of adj ineffable ineffable Overview of adj ineffable The adj ineffable has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) indefinable, indescribable, ineffable, unspeakable, untellable, unutterable -- (defying expression or description; "indefinable yearnings"; "indescribable beauty"; "ineffable ecstasy"; "inexpressible anguish"; "unspeakable happiness"; "unutterable contempt"; "a thing of untellable splendor") 2. ineffable, unnameable, unspeakable, unutterable -- (too sacred to be uttered; "the ineffable name of the Deity")
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