Ineffable vs. Word
Ineffableadjective
Beyond expression in words; unspeakable.
Ineffableadjective
Forbidden to be uttered; taboo.
Ineffableadjective
Incapable of being expressed in words; unspeakable; unutterable; indescribable; as, the ineffable joys of heaven.
Ineffableadjective
defying expression or description;
Ineffableadjective
too sacred to be uttered;
Wordnoun
The smallest unit of language that has a particular meaning and can be expressed by itself; the smallest contrast morpheme.}}
Wordnoun
The smallest discrete unit of spoken language with a particular meaning, composed of one or more phonemes and one or more morphemes
Wordnoun
The smallest discrete unit of written language with a particular meaning, composed of one or more letters or symbols and one or more morphemes
Wordnoun
A discrete, meaningful unit of language approved by an authority or native speaker (compare non-word).
Wordnoun
Something like such a unit of language:
Wordnoun
A sequence of letters, characters, or sounds, considered as a discrete entity, though it does not necessarily belong to a language or have a meaning
Wordnoun
(telegraphy) A unit of text equivalent to five characters and one space.
Wordnoun
(computing) A fixed-size group of bits handled as a unit by a machine (on many 16-bit machines, 16 bits or two bytes).
Wordnoun
(computer science) A finite string that is not a command or operator.
Wordnoun
(group theory) A group element, expressed as a product of group elements.
Wordnoun
The fact or act of speaking, as opposed to taking action.
Wordnoun
Something that someone said; a comment, utterance; speech.
Wordnoun
A watchword or rallying cry, a verbal signal (even when consisting of multiple words).
Wordnoun
(obsolete) A proverb or motto.
Wordnoun
News]]; tidings used without an article.
Wordnoun
An order; a request or instruction; an expression of will.
Wordnoun
A promise; an oath or guarantee.
Wordnoun
A brief discussion or conversation.
Wordnoun
(in the plural) See words.
Wordnoun
Communication from God; the message of the Christian gospel; the Bible, Scripture.
Wordnoun
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Wordverb
(transitive) To say or write (something) using particular words; to phrase (something).
Wordverb
To flatter with words, to cajole.
Wordverb
(transitive) To ply or overpower with words.
Wordverb
To conjure with a word.
Wordverb
To speak, to use words; to converse, to discourse.
Wordverb
to become.
Wordinterjection
Truth, indeed, that is the truth! The shortened form of the statement "My word is my bond."
Wordinterjection
An abbreviated form of word up; a statement of the acknowledgment of fact with a hint of nonchalant approval.
Wordnoun
The spoken sign of a conception or an idea; an articulate or vocal sound, or a combination of articulate and vocal sounds, uttered by the human voice, and by custom expressing an idea or ideas; a single component part of human speech or language; a constituent part of a sentence; a term; a vocable.
Wordnoun
Hence, the written or printed character, or combination of characters, expressing such a term; as, the words on a page.
Wordnoun
Talk; discourse; speech; language.
Wordnoun
Account; tidings; message; communication; information; - used only in the singular.
Wordnoun
Signal; order; command; direction.
Wordnoun
Language considered as implying the faith or authority of the person who utters it; statement; affirmation; declaration; promise.
Wordnoun
Verbal contention; dispute.
Wordnoun
A brief remark or observation; an expression; a phrase, clause, or short sentence.
Wordverb
To use words, as in discussion; to argue; to dispute.
Wordverb
To express in words; to phrase.
Wordverb
To ply with words; also, to cause to be by the use of a word or words.
Wordverb
To flatter with words; to cajole.
Wordnoun
a unit of language that native speakers can identify;
Wordnoun
a brief statement;
Wordnoun
new information about specific and timely events;
Wordnoun
the divine word of God; the second person in the Trinity (incarnate in Jesus)
Wordnoun
a promise;
Wordnoun
a secret word or phrase known only to a restricted group;
Wordnoun
an exchange of views on some topic;
Wordnoun
the sacred writings of the Christian religions;
Wordnoun
a verbal command for action;
Wordnoun
a word is a string of bits stored in computer memory;
Wordverb
put into words or an expression;
Word
In linguistics, a word of a spoken language can be defined as the smallest sequence of phonemes that can be uttered in isolation with objective or practical meaning. In many languages, words also correspond to sequences of graphemes () in their standard writing systems that are delimited by spaces wider than the normal inter-letter space, or by other graphical conventions.
