Associations to the word «Ineffable»

Wiktionary

INEFFABLE, adjective. Beyond expression in words; unspeakable.
INEFFABLE, adjective. Forbidden to be uttered; taboo.

Dictionary definition

INEFFABLE, adjective. Defying expression or description; "indefinable yearnings"; "indescribable beauty"; "ineffable ecstasy"; "inexpressible anguish"; "unspeakable happiness"; "unutterable contempt"; "a thing of untellable splendor".
INEFFABLE, adjective. Too sacred to be uttered; "the ineffable name of the Deity".

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.