[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"doc-detail-158667-en":3,"doc-seo-158667-105":30,"detail-sidebar-cat-0-en-105":90},{"code":4,"msg":5,"data":6},0,"success",{"doc_id":7,"user_id":8,"nickname":9,"user_avatar":10,"doc_module":4,"category_id":11,"category_name":12,"doc_title":13,"doc_description":14,"doc_content":15,"file_id":16,"file_url":17,"file_type":18,"file_size":19,"view_count":4,"is_deleted":4,"is_public":20,"is_downloadable":20,"audit_status":20,"page_count":21,"language":22,"language_code":23,"site_id":24,"html_lang":23,"table_of_contents":25,"faqs":26,"seo_title":27,"seo_description":14,"update_tm":28,"read_time":29},158667,687197207919,"Theodora","https://ap-avatar.wpscdn.com/avatar/a000253d6f5f7c60be?x-image-process=image/resize,m_fixed,w_180,h_180&k=1779446848396160552",2,"Literature","ineffable - WOTD - 7 February 2008","ineffable is defined as an English adjective meaning beyond expression in words, effectively “unspeakable,” with historical reference from 1450. The entry also lists pronunciation variants (Received Pronunciation and US), etymology tracing the term to Middle French and Latin roots, plus related forms and antonyms such as effable. It further provides example usages across literature, followed by translations and equivalent terms in multiple languages, and a French etymology and description.","ineffable  \n\n| Contents |\n| --- |\n| English\u003Cbr>Etymology Pronunciation Adjective\u003Cbr>Related terms Coordinate terms Translations\u003Cbr>French\u003Cbr>Etymology Pronunciation Adjective Further reading\u003Cbr>Middle French\u003Cbr>Adjective |\n\nEnglish  \nWOTD– 7 February 2008  \nEtymology  \nFrom Middle French ineffable (modern French ineffable), from Latin ineffābilis, from in- (“not”) + effor (“utter”) + -bilis (“-able”).  \nPronunciation  \n (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key) : /ɪ ˈ nɛf. ə . bəl/  \n (US) IPA(key) : / ˌ ɪn ˈ ɛf. ə . bəl/  \n Audio (US) (file)  \n Audio (AU) (file)  \nAdjective  \nineffable (not comparable)  \n1. Beyond expression in words; unspeakable. [from 1450]  \nSynonyms: indescribable , inexpressible , unspeakable  ; see also Thesaurus:indescribable  , Thesaurus:incomprehensible  \nAntonym: effable (archaic)  \n 1750, Thomas Morell (lyrics), George Frideric Handel (music),“'Theodora'”[1] ([http://opera.stan](http://opera.stan)[ford.edu/iu/libretti/theodora.htm](ford.edu/iu/libretti/theodora.htm)):  \nDevotion bids aspire to nobler things, to boundless love , and joys ineffable: and such her expectation from kind Heav'n.  \n 1919 , W. Somerset Maugham, The Moon and Sixpence , chapter 39  \nStroeve was trying to express a feeling which he had never known before , and he did not know how to put it into common terms. He was like the mystic seeking to describe the ineffable.  \n 1990 , Terry Pratchett & Neil Gaiman , Good Omens  \nGod does not play dice with the universe; He p lays an ineffable game of his own devising , which might be compared , from the perspective of any of the other players, to being involved in an obscure and complex version of poker in a pitch dark room, with blank cards, for infinite stakes, with a dealer who won't tell you the rules, and who smiles all the time.  \n 2012 , Gay Watson , Stephen Batchel or, Guy C laxton , The Psychology of Awakening: Buddhism, science, and our day-to-day lives ([https://books.google.com/books?id=1TL6uxs](https://books.google.com/books?id=1TL6uxs)  \n[Ke1kC&pg=PP39&dq=%22scrute](Ke1kC&pg=PP39&dq=%22scrute)+the+inscrutable+and+eff+the+ineffable%22&hl=en&sa=  \nX&ved=0ahUKEwj Skd35gf7KAh UC4 mMKHXSj CcAQ6AEIHjAA\\#v=onepage& q=%22scrut  \ne%20the%20inscrutable%20and%20eff%20the%20ineffable%22&f=false)  \nAs Alan Watts (1961) wrote , it involves trying to speak the unspeakable , scrute the inscrutable and eff the ineffable.  \n2. Forbidden to be uttered ; taboo.  \nSynonyms: taboo , unspeakable , unutterable  \nRelated terms  \n  effable  \n ineffability  \n ineffableness  \n ineffably  \nCoordinate terms  \n innumerable  \n innumerous  \n  unnumerable  \n incalculable  \nTranslations  \n\n| \u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>beyond expression\u003Cbr> Belarusian: невымў ны (njevymóŭny) ,невыкзны (njevykázny)\u003Cbr> Bulgarian: неизразим  (bg) (neizrazim)\u003Cbr> Czech: nevýslovný\u003Cbr> Dutch: onuitsprek elijk (nl) , onzeggelijk , onnoembaar (nl)\u003Cbr> Finnish: sanomaton  (fi) , sanoink uvaamaton  (fi)\u003Cbr> French: ineffable  (fr) , innommable  (fr)\u003Cbr> Georgian: გამოუთქმელი (gamoutkmeli) ,აღუწერელი (aɣuereli) , უტყვი (uṭq̇ vi)\u003Cbr> German: unaussprechlich  (de)\u003Cbr> Greek: άφατος  (el) (áfatos) , ανείπωτος  (el)(aneípotos)\u003Cbr>Ancient: ἄφατος (áphatos)\u003Cbr> Latin: ineffabilis\u003Cbr> Manx: neufocklagh\u003Cbr> Norwegian: usigelig, uutsigelig\u003Cbr> Polish: nieopisany\u003Cbr> Portuguese: inefável  (pt) , indescritível  (pt)\u003Cbr> Romanian: inefabil  (ro)\u003Cbr> Russian: невыразмый  (ru) (nevyrazímyj) ,несказнный  (ru) m (neskazánnyj) ,неописемый  (ru) m (neopis újemyj)\u003Cbr> Spanish: inefable  (es)\u003Cbr> Swedish: obeskriv lig  (sv) , outs äglig\u003Cbr> Telugu: ăపǪľÁ (ceppalēni)\u003Cbr> Turkish: anlat ılmaz\u003Cbr> Ukrainian: невимвний (nevymóvnyj)\u003Cbr> Welsh: anhraethol  (cy) |\n| --- |\n| \u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>forbidden to be uttered\u003Cbr> Dutch: taboe  (nl) , onnoembaar (nl) , geheiligd  (nl)\u003Cbr> French: tabou  (fr) , inexprimable  (fr) , sacré  (fr)\u003Cbr> Norwegian: unevnelig\u003Cbr> Polish: ten, którego imienia się nie wymienia\u003Cbr> Swedish: onämnbar\u003Cbr> Telugu: ăపǪ¤Á (cepparāni)\u003Cbr> Turkish: ağza al ınmaz |\n\nFrench  \nE","cbCaiaSBKrqXkQXa","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiaSBKrqXkQXa","pdf",2130872,1,7,"English","en",105,"# Contents\n## English\n### Etymology, Pronunciation, Adjective\n### Definitions and examples\n### Translations\n## French\n### Etymology, Pronunciation, Adjective","[{\"question\":\"What does “ineffable” mean in this entry?\",\"answer\":\"It means beyond expression in words; it is unspeakable. It is also described as forbidden to be uttered, making it taboo.\"},{\"question\":\"What is the etymology of “ineffable” provided here?\",\"answer\":\"The English etymology traces ineffable to Middle French ineffable (modern French ineffable), from Latin ineffābilis, built from in- (“not”) + effor (“utter”) + -bilis (“-able”).\"},{\"question\":\"Which pronunciations are listed for “ineffable”?\",\"answer\":\"The entry provides Received Pronunciation and US IPA pronunciations: /ɪ ˈ nɛf. ə . bəl/ and /ˌ ɪn ˈ ɛf. ə . bəl/ respectively.\"}]","ineffable - WOTD - 7 February 2008 | PDF",1788006219,11,{"code":4,"msg":31,"data":32},"ok",{"site_id":24,"language":23,"slug":33,"title":13,"keywords":34,"description":14,"schema_data":35,"social_meta":85,"head_meta":87,"extra_data":89,"updated_unix":28},"ineffable-wotd-7-february-2008","",{"@graph":36,"@context":84},[37,53,67],{"@type":38,"itemListElement":39},"BreadcrumbList",[40,44,47,50],{"item":41,"name":42,"@type":43,"position":20},"https://docshare.wps.com","Home","ListItem",{"item":45,"name":46,"@type":43,"position":11},"https://docshare.wps.com/document/","Document",{"item":48,"name":12,"@type":43,"position":49},"https://docshare.wps.com/document/literature/",3,{"item":51,"name":13,"@type":43,"position":52},"https://docshare.wps.com/document/ineffable-wotd-7-february-2008/158667/",4,{"url":51,"name":13,"@type":54,"author":55,"headline":13,"publisher":57,"fileFormat":60,"inLanguage":23,"description":14,"dateModified":61,"datePublished":61,"encodingFormat":60,"isAccessibleForFree":62,"interactionStatistic":63},"DigitalDocument",{"name":9,"@type":56},"Person",{"url":41,"name":58,"@type":59},"DocShare","Organization","application/pdf","2026-08-29",true,{"@type":64,"interactionType":65,"userInteractionCount":4},"InteractionCounter",{"@type":66},"ViewAction",{"@type":68,"mainEntity":69},"FAQPage",[70,76,80],{"name":71,"@type":72,"acceptedAnswer":73},"What does “ineffable” mean in this entry?","Question",{"text":74,"@type":75},"It means beyond expression in words; it is unspeakable. It is also described as forbidden to be uttered, making it taboo.","Answer",{"name":77,"@type":72,"acceptedAnswer":78},"What is the etymology of “ineffable” provided here?",{"text":79,"@type":75},"The English etymology traces ineffable to Middle French ineffable (modern French ineffable), from Latin ineffābilis, built from in- (“not”) + effor (“utter”) + -bilis (“-able”).",{"name":81,"@type":72,"acceptedAnswer":82},"Which pronunciations are listed for “ineffable”?",{"text":83,"@type":75},"The entry provides Received Pronunciation and US IPA pronunciations: /ɪ ˈ nɛf. ə . bəl/ and /ˌ ɪn ˈ ɛf. ə . bəl/ respectively.","https://schema.org",{"og:url":51,"og:type":86,"og:title":13,"og:site_name":58,"og:description":14},"article",{"robots":88,"canonical":51},"index,follow",{"doc_id":7,"site_id":24},{"code":4,"msg":5,"data":91},[92,96,99,103,108,113,117,122,127,130,134],{"id":20,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":46,"category_name":93,"show_sort_weight":94,"slug":95},"Story & Novel",90,"story-novel",{"id":11,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":46,"category_name":12,"show_sort_weight":97,"slug":98},80,"literature",{"id":52,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":46,"category_name":100,"show_sort_weight":101,"slug":102},"Exam",70,"exam",{"id":104,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":46,"category_name":105,"show_sort_weight":106,"slug":107},5,"Comic",60,"comic",{"id":109,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":46,"category_name":110,"show_sort_weight":111,"slug":112},6,"Technology",50,"technology",{"id":21,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":46,"category_name":114,"show_sort_weight":115,"slug":116},"Healthcare",40,"healthcare",{"id":118,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":46,"category_name":119,"show_sort_weight":120,"slug":121},8,"Research & Report",30,"research-report",{"id":123,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":46,"category_name":124,"show_sort_weight":125,"slug":126},9,"Religion & Spirituality",20,"religion-spirituality",{"id":125,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":46,"category_name":128,"show_sort_weight":125,"slug":129},"World Cup","world-cup",{"id":131,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":46,"category_name":132,"show_sort_weight":131,"slug":133},10,"Lifestyle","lifestyle",{"id":135,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":46,"category_name":136,"show_sort_weight":104,"slug":137},19,"General","general"]