Meaning & use
Ineffably
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In a way too great or extreme to be expressed or described in words.
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The mountain view was ineffably beautiful at sunrise.
She felt ineffably sad after saying goodbye to her childhood home.
A note on using this word
"Ineffably" comes from the Latin "ineffabilis," meaning "not to be spoken," often used in religious or deeply emotional contexts.
Words with a similar meaning
indescribablyunutterably
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Words with an opposite meaning
describably
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