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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesineffabile
Pronunciation / Transliteration: in-ef-fa-bi-le
"Provò una gioia ineffabile alla notizia."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Too great or extreme to be expressed or described in words.
"She experienced an ineffable joy when she finally held her newborn child." - 2
Too sacred or holy to be uttered; unspeakable.
"Mystics often speak of reaching a direct communion with the ineffable name of the divine."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'ineffabilis', combining the negative prefix 'in-' (not) and 'effabilis' (expressible), from 'effari' (to utter or speak out). Entering Middle English in the 15th century, the term has historically retained its core sense of something lying entirely beyond the communicative power of human language.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Ineffable" is said worldwide
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ineffable
Transliteration: in-ef-abl
"Un ineffable bonheur illuminait son visage."
unfassbar
Transliteration: un-fas-bar
"Sie empfand eine unfassbare Erleichterung."
ineffabile
Transliteration: in-ef-fa-bi-le
"Provò una gioia ineffabile alla notizia."
inefable
Transliteration: i-ne-fa-ble
"El paisaje causaba una belleza inefable."
inefável
Transliteration: i-ne-fa-vel
"Sentiu uma paz inefável durante a meditação."
अथाह
Transliteration: athah
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"उसकी ख़ुशी अथाह थी।"
不可言喻
Transliteration: bù kě yán yù
Script: 中文汉字
"大自然的美丽是不可言喻的。"
형언할 수 없는
Transliteration: hyeong-eon-hal su eopsneun
Script: 한국어 한글
"그는 형언할 수 없는 슬픔에 잠겼다."
言いようのない
Transliteration: iiyou no nai
Script: 日本語
"彼女の顔には言いようのない喜びが浮かんでいた。"
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