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单词 indefinable
释义

indefinable

adjective

in·​de·​fin·​able ˌin-di-ˈfī-nə-bəl How to pronounce indefinable (audio)
: incapable of being precisely described or analyzed
indefinable feelings
an indefinable concept
indefinability
ˌin-di-ˌfī-nə-ˈbi-lə-tē How to pronounce indefinable (audio)
noun
indefinable noun
indefinableness
ˌin-di-ˈfī-nə-bəl-nəs How to pronounce indefinable (audio)
noun
indefinably
ˌin-di-ˈfī-nə-blē How to pronounce indefinable (audio)
adverb

Synonyms

  • incommunicable
  • indescribable
  • ineffable
  • inenarrable
  • inexpressible
  • nameless
  • uncommunicable
  • unspeakable
  • unutterable
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Example Sentences

He has an indefinable quality that draws people to him. some indefinable quality makes that movie star very appealing
Recent Examples on the Web The complexity of the metaverse, its indefinable nature, means more pathways to attack and spread. Rob Mason, Forbes, 20 May 2022 The movie's unvarnished exploration of motherhood in all its messy, indefinable facets struck a chord even for cast members who haven't yet had that experience themselves. Leah Greenblatt, EW.com, 6 Dec. 2021 Let Johns’s sensual, strange, almost indefinable images and sculptures relight your visual-cerebral wick. Jerry Saltz, Vulture, 1 Sep. 2021 While there is data to support the importance of culture, the phenomenon itself is intangible, and the goal at my own company became: to define the indefinable. Gatis Dukurs, Forbes, 5 July 2021 His working-class Catholic family was not 10 miles down the road, but R. had accrued a certain indefinable sophistication from his travels. Hannah Selinger, Bon Appétit, 2 July 2021 It’s about embracing the nuances of sexuality and gender and defining ourselves as indefinable. Rebecca Woolf, refinery29.com, 17 June 2021 The images have the feel of something pulled from someone else’s camera, from some indefinable time in the past. Sophie Haigney, New York Times, 19 May 2021 Immensely more than an intangible, indefinable force. Dana Hunsinger Benbow, The Indianapolis Star, 10 Mar. 2021 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1810, in the meaning defined above

indefinable

adjective

as in ineffable
beyond the power to describe some indefinable quality makes that movie star very appealing

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • ineffable
  • indescribable
  • incredible
  • inexpressible
  • incommunicable
  • unspeakable
  • unutterable
  • unexplainable
  • inexplicable
  • inconceivable
  • unbelievable
  • uncommunicable
  • unimaginable
  • nameless
  • inenarrable
  • unsayable
  • unthinkable
  • nondescript
  • featureless
  • characterless

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • definable
  • communicable
  • conceivable
  • expressible
  • speakable
  • imaginable
  • thinkable
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