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Incapable of being expresses in words; unspeakable; unutterable; indescribable; as, the ineffable joys of heaven.

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  1. a. Incapable of being expresses in words; unspeakable; unutterable; indescribable; as, the ineffable joys of heaven.
  2. adj. defying expression or description
  3. adj. too sacred to be uttered
  4. Incapable of being expresses in words; unspeakable; unutterable; indescribable; as, the ineffable joys of heaven. Contentment with our lot . . . will diffuse ineffable contenBeattie.
  5. Incapable of being expresses in words; unspeakable;unutterable; indescribable; as, the ineffable joys of heaven.Contentment with our lot . . . will diffuse ineffable contenBeattie.
  6. j:100 s. too sacred to be uttered