ineffable -- Gretchen

in·ef·fa·ble (n-f-bl) adj. 1. Incapable of being expressed; indescribable or unutterable. See Synonyms at unspeakable. 2. Not to be uttered; taboo: the ineffable name of God. [Middle English, from Old French, from Latin ineffbilis : in-, not; see in-1 + effbilis, utterable (from effr, to utter : ex-, ex- + fr, to speak; see bh-2 in Indo-European roots).] in·effa·bili·ty, in·effa·ble·ness n. in·effa·bly adv.

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Gretchen dances with an ineffable joy.