Fwd: ineffable: Dictionary.com Word of the Day

So if some says "eff" that, would that maybe mean they can't explain it?

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From: Dictionary.com <doctor@dictionary.com>
Date: October 16, 2010 12:00:04 AM PDT
To: ERV AQUINO <aquinoervin@aol.com>
Subject: ineffable: Dictionary.com Word of the Day
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Word of the Day for Saturday, October 16, 2010 ineffable \in-EF-uh-buhl\, adjective: 1. Incapable of being expressed in words; unspeakable; unutterable; indescribable. 2. Not to be uttered; taboo. . . .the tension inherent in human language when it attempts to relate the ineffable, see the invisible, understand the incomprehensible. -- Jeffrey Burton Russell, A History of Heaven Pope John Paul II notes that people are drawn to religion to answer the really big questions--for example, "What is the ultimate ineffable mystery which is the origin and destiny of our existence?" -- William A. Sherden, The Fortune Sellers One cannot blame them very much; explaining the ineffable is difficult. -- Edward O. Wilson, "The Biological Basis of Morality", The Atlantic, April 1998 Ineffable is from Latin ineffabilis, from in-, "not" + effabilis, "utterable," from effari, "to utter," from ex-, "out" + fari, "to speak." Read the full entry | See synonyms | Comment on today's word | Suggest tomorrow's word Yesterday's word | Previous words | Help
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