How to Pronounce "ineffable"
word
ˌɪˈnɛfəbəɫ
in-EF-uh-buhl
ɪnˈɛfəbəl
in-EF-uh-buhl
Definition
Too great, beautiful, or intense to be described in words; something that cannot be expressed or explained with language.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˌɪˈnɛfəbəɫ
British English
ɪnˈɛfəbəl
Simplified Pronunciation
US
in-EF-uh-buhl
UK
in-EF-uh-buhl
Listen in Context
The view from the top of the mountain was ineffable.
He felt an ineffable happiness when he saw his newborn child.
The artist tried to capture the ineffable beauty of the sunset.
There's an ineffable sense of peace here that words just can't capture.