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Definition of ineffable adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

ineffable

adjective
 
/ɪnˈefəbl/
 
/ɪnˈefəbl/
(formal)
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  1. too great or beautiful to describe in words
    • ineffable joy
    Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin ineffabilis, from in- ‘not’ + effabilis (from effari ‘utter’).
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