Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - ineffable
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You use ineffable to say that something is so great or extreme that it cannot be described in words. (FORMAL) ...the ineffable sadness of many of the portraits. = indescribable ADJ: usu ADJ n • ineffably ...his ineffably powerful brain. ADV: usu ADV adj ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Latin ineffabilis, from in- + effabilis capable of being expressed, from effari to speak out, from ex- + fari to speak — more at ban Date: 14th century 1. a. incapable of being expressed in words ; indescribable ~ joy b. unspeakable ~ disgust 2. not to be uttered ; taboo the ~ name of Jehovah • ineffability noun • ~ness noun • ineffably adverb ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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adj. 1 unutterable; too great for description in words. 2 that must not be uttered. Derivatives ineffability n. ineffably adv. Etymology: ME f. OF ineffable or L ineffabilis (as IN-(1), effari speak out, utter) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. невыразимый, непередаваемый, несказанный ineffable joy —- неописуемый восторг 2. рел. святой (об имени); такой, который нельзя произносить всуе ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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- late 14c., from L. ineffabilis "unutterable," from in- "not" + effabilis "speakable," from effari "utter," from ex- "out" + fari "speak." ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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