April 07, 2027

Ineffable

adjective

Definition

Beyond words; too great or sacred to express. Art exists partly to gesture toward the ineffable.

Example Sentence

“The ineffable thing about great poetry is that it changes the way you see after you have read it.”

Etymology

From Latin ineffabilis, from in- (not) + effabilis (utterable).

Scrabble Score

I1N1E1F4F4A1B3L1E1

INEFFABLE scores 17 points in Scrabble.

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