Adjective
- 1. indefinable, indescribable, ineffable, unspeakable, untellable, unutterable, inexpressible (vs. expressible), unexpressible
- usage: 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, sacred (vs. profane)
- usage: too sacred to be uttered; "the ineffable name of the Deity"
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