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Adjective
S:
(adj)
indefinable
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indescribable
,
ineffable
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unspeakable
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untellable
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unutterable
(defying expression or description)
"indefinable yearnings"; "indescribable beauty"; "ineffable ecstasy"; "inexpressible anguish"; "unspeakable happiness"; "unutterable contempt"; "a thing of untellable splendor"
S:
(adj)
ineffable
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unnameable
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unspeakable
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unutterable
(too sacred to be uttered)
"the ineffable name of the Deity"