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Ineffable
in-EF-uh-buhl adjective
Too great, intense, or beautiful to be expressed in words.
Example
The view from the ridge had an ineffable quiet that none of them wanted to break.
Use it when
Use ineffable when language feels insufficient for beauty, feeling, awe, or grief.
Etymology
From Latin ineffabilis, meaning unutterable.
Memory cue
Ineffable is what you cannot effectively say.
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