English adjective: ineffable | |||
| 1. | ineffable defying expression or description | ||
| Samples | Indefinable yearnings. Indescribable beauty. Ineffable ecstasy. Inexpressible anguish. Unspeakable happiness. Unutterable contempt. A thing of untellable splendor. | ||
| Synonyms | indefinable, indescribable, unspeakable, untellable, unutterable | ||
| Similar | inexpressible, unexpressible | ||
| Antonyms | expressible | ||
| 2. | ineffable too sacred to be uttered | ||
| Samples | The ineffable name of the Deity. | ||
| Synonyms | unnameable, unspeakable, unutterable | ||
| Similar | sacred | ||
| Antonyms | profane, secular | ||