ineffable

Meaning

1. (not-comparable) Beyond expression in words; unspeakable.
2. (not-comparable) Forbidden to be uttered; taboo.

Opposite of

effable

Synonyms

unspeakable

indescribable

inexpressible

unutterable

indefinable

untellable

unsaid

undefinable

untold

inexplicable

unexpressed

undescribable

unnameable

unexpressible

breathtaking

indicible

deadpan

incommunicable

incomparable

nameless

unspoken

unstated

unuttered

unverbalized

unvoiced

vacuous

unverbalised

undescriptive

Translations

ineffable

ineffabile

inefable

unsagbar

inefável

unbeschreiblich

unaussprechlich

indicible

indescriptible

άφατος

inexprimable

onuitsprekelijk

indescritível

indicibile

ανείπωτος

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɪˈnɛf.ə.bəl/

Etymology

Cognate with French: ineffable

In summary

From Middle French ineffable (modern French ineffable), from Latin ineffābilis, from in- (“not”) + effor (“utter”) + -bilis (“-able”).