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Synonyms for ineffable
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Wiktionary
ineffableadjective
Beyond expression in words; unspeakable.
Synonyms:
unutterable, unspeakable, taboo, indescribable, inexpressibleAntonyms:
noisyineffableadjective
Forbidden to be uttered; taboo.
Synonyms:
unutterable, unspeakable, taboo, indescribable, inexpressible
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
ineffable
Synonyms:
inexpressible, inconceivable, insurpassable, indeclarable, indescribable, exquisite, perfectAntonyms:
common, trivial, superficial, vulgar, conversational, colloquial, obvious, commonplace
Princeton's WordNet
indefinable, indescribable, ineffable, unspeakable, untellable, unutterableadjective
defying expression or description
"indefinable yearnings"; "indescribable beauty"; "ineffable ecstasy"; "inexpressible anguish"; "unspeakable happiness"; "unutterable contempt"; "a thing of untellable splendor"
Synonyms:
unnameable, atrocious, painful, indefinable, undefinable, awful, terrible, unpronounceable, unspeakable, indescribable, unutterable, untellable, abominable, dreadfulAntonyms:
profane, expressible, secularineffable, unnameable, unspeakable, unutterableadjective
too sacred to be uttered
"the ineffable name of the Deity"
Synonyms:
unnameable, atrocious, painful, indefinable, awful, terrible, unpronounceable, unspeakable, indescribable, unutterable, untellable, abominable, dreadfulAntonyms:
profane, expressible, secular
Dictionary of English Synonymes
ineffableadjective
Synonyms:
unspeakable, unutterable, inexpressible, indescribable, that cannot be spoken, beyond expression
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Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#1356 | perfect | |
#6918 | terrible | |
#9372 | painful | |
#9775 | awful | |
#13127 | exquisite | |
#13634 | taboo | |
#23190 | dreadful | |
#44699 | inconceivable | |
#45237 | unspeakable | |
#50274 | atrocious | |
#51404 | abominable | |
#58870 | indescribable | |
#77292 | ineffable | |
#114454 | inexpressible | |
#116795 | unutterable | |
#121959 | indefinable | |
#210263 | undefinable | |
#225399 | unpronounceable |
How to use ineffable in a sentence?
It is interesting to note that poetry, a literary device whose very construct involves the use of words, is itself the word of choice by persons grasping to describe something so beautiful it is marvelously ineffable.
The ineffable joy of forgiving and being forgiven forms an ecstasy that might well arouse the envy of the gods.
But those rare souls whose spirit gets magically into the hearts of men, leave behind them something more real and warmly personal than bodily presence, an ineffable and eternal thing. It is everlasting life touching us as something more than a vague, recondite concept. The sound of a great name dies like an echo the splendor of fame fades into nothing but the grace of a fine spirit pervades the places through which it has passed, like the haunting loveliness of mignonette.
I never have found the perfect quote. At best I have been able to find a string of quotations which merely circle the ineffable idea I seek to express.
Translations for ineffable
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- يفوق الوصفArabic
- nevýslovnýCzech
- anhraetholWelsh
- uudsigeligeDanish
- unaussprechlichGerman
- άφατοςGreek
- nefablaEsperanto
- inefableSpanish
- غیر قابل توصیفPersian
- sanoinkuvaamaton, sanomatonFinnish
- ineffableFrench
- ineffableIrish
- neufocklaghManx
- अकहाHindi
- kimondhatatlanHungarian
- tak terlukiskanIndonesian
- ineffabileItalian
- בַּל יְתוּאַרHebrew
- 不可能なJapanese
- ವರ್ಣಿಸಲಾಗದKannada
- 말로 표현할 수 없는Korean
- ineffabilisLatin
- onuitsprekelijkDutch
- uutsigelig, usigelig, unevneligNorwegian
- ten, którego imienia się nie wymienia, nieopisanyPolish
- indescritível, inefávelPortuguese
- inefabilRomanian
- невыразимый, неописуемый, несказанныйRussian
- obeskrivlig, onämnbar, outsägligSwedish
- விவரிக்க முடியாதTamil
- చెప్పలేని, చెప్పరానిTelugu
- ไม่สามารถทำได้Thai
- ağza alınmaz, anlatılmazTurkish
- невимовний, несказаннеUkrainian
- ناقابل اعتمادUrdu
- không thể nói đượcVietnamese
- אומגליקלעךYiddish
- 無法形容Chinese
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