Inexpressible

Word INEXPRESSIBLE
Character 13
Hyphenation in ex press i ble
Pronunciations N/A

Definitions and meanings of "Inexpressible"

What do we mean by inexpressible?

Impossible to express. adjective

Not expressible; incapable of being expressed; that cannot be uttered or represented in words; unspeakable; unutterable: as, inexpressible grief or joy.

Synonyms Unspeakable, indescribable, ineffable.

Trousers; “unmentionables.”

Not capable of expression or utterance in language; ineffable; unspeakable; indescribable; unutterable. adjective

Unable to be expressed. adjective

Defying expression adjective

Unable to be expressed; not able to be put into words.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Inexpressible

The word "inexpressible" in example sentences

After silence, that which comes nearest to expressing the inexpressible is music ❋ Unknown (2009)

"After silence, that which comes nearest to expressing the inexpressible is music" -- Aldous Huxley; ❋ Unknown (2005)

Then she went on, no longer afraid of anything that could happen to herself, but in inexpressible terror of what might have happened to her father. ❋ Unknown (1915)

I saw Margaret's delight, too, shewn by every quick and thoughtful movement that could be of any service to me, and by a certain inexpressible air of deliverance which sat on her, I cannot tell how, from her bonnet down to her shoes. ❋ Unknown (1868)

The day of the 8th was passed by Lady Harriet and her companions in inexpressible anxiety: not a tent, not a shed was standing, except what belonged to the hospital: their refuge was among the wounded and the dying. ❋ Unknown (1799)

God, 'were perfectly original and unique, and would be well worth preserving, were it possible to give the tones and manner with the words; but no adequate idea of them can be written while the tones and manner remain inexpressible. ❋ Olive Truth Gilbert (1850)

The legacy of Charles Mingus is, in short, inexpressible.

December 21st, 2007 at 7: 08 am to be able to detect something "inexpressible" in facial "expression" is – of course – a contradiction in terms. ❋ Unknown (2007)

He sprang up, his eyes flashing a sort of shower of sparks over me, gladness in every line of his face, and surprise, and a kind of inexpressible deference in his manner. ❋ Unknown (1868)

For her, accustomed so long to cruel privations, there was a kind of inexpressible charm in the calm silence of this retreat -- in the cheerful aspect of the garden, and above all, in the consciousness that she was indebted for this comfortable position, to the resignation and energy she had displayed, in the thick of the many severe trials which now ended so happily. ❋ Eug��ne Sue (1830)

Although we do not see Him, Peter reminds us that we can love Him and rejoice in His love for us with "inexpressible," glorious joy (1 Peter 1: 8). ❋ The Canteen Crew (2008)

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