Antonyms of adj ineffable

2 senses of ineffable

Sense 1
indefinable, indescribable, ineffable, unspeakable, untellable, unutterable -- (defying expression or description; "indefinable yearnings"; "indescribable beauty"; "ineffable ecstasy"; "inexpressible anguish"; "unspeakable happiness"; "unutterable contempt"; "a thing of untellable splendor")

INDIRECT (VIA inexpressible) -> expressible -- (capable of being expressed; "an expressible emotion")

Sense 2
ineffable, unnameable, unspeakable, unutterable -- (too sacred to be uttered; "the ineffable name of the Deity")

INDIRECT (VIA sacred) -> profane, secular -- (not concerned with or devoted to religion; "sacred and profane music"; "secular drama"; "secular architecture", "children being brought up in an entirely profane environment")

Similarity of adj ineffable

2 senses of ineffable

Sense 1
indefinable, indescribable, ineffable, unspeakable, untellable, unutterable -- (defying expression or description; "indefinable yearnings"; "indescribable beauty"; "ineffable ecstasy"; "inexpressible anguish"; "unspeakable happiness"; "unutterable contempt"; "a thing of untellable splendor")
       => inexpressible (vs. expressible), unexpressible -- (defying expression)

Sense 2
ineffable, unnameable, unspeakable, unutterable -- (too sacred to be uttered; "the ineffable name of the Deity")
       => sacred (vs. profane) -- (concerned with religion or religious purposes; "sacred texts"; "sacred rites"; "sacred music")

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