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in-EF-uh-bul · adjective

ineffable

Too great, beautiful, or powerful to be expressed in words.

Where the word comes from

From Latin ineffābilis, from in- (“not”) and effārī (“to speak out”).

In a sentence

“The view from the ridge left her with an ineffable sense of wonder.”

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Merriam-Webster dictionary entry for ineffable