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indefinable
in·de·fin·a·ble I0097500 (ĭn′dĭ-fī′nə-bəl)adj. Impossible to define, describe, or analyze: indefinable yearnings. in′de·fin′a·bil′i·ty, in′de·fin′a·ble·ness n.in′de·fin′a·bly adv.indefinable (ˌɪndɪˈfaɪnəbəl) adjincapable of being defined or analysed: there was an indefinable sense of terror. ˌindeˈfinableness n ˌindeˈfinably advin•de•fin•a•ble (ˌɪn dɪˈfaɪ nə bəl) adj. not readily identified, described, analyzed, or determined. [1800–10] in`de•fin′a•ble•ness, n. in`de•fin′a•bly, adv. ThesaurusAdj. | 1. | indefinable - not capable of being precisely or readily described; not easily put into words; "an indefinable feeling of terror"; "an abstract concept that seems indefinable"undefinableundefined, vague - not precisely limited, determined, or distinguished; "an undefined term"; "undefined authority"; "some undefined sense of excitement"; "vague feelings of sadness"; "a vague uneasiness" | | 2. | indefinable - defying expression or description; "indefinable yearnings"; "indescribable beauty"; "ineffable ecstasy"; "inexpressible anguish"; "unspeakable happiness"; "unutterable contempt"; "a thing of untellable splendor"indescribable, ineffable, unspeakable, untellable, unutterableinexpressible, unexpressible - defying expression |
indefinableadjective inexpressible, vague, indescribable, obscure, dim, hazy, nameless, indistinct, unrealized, impalpable There was something indefinable in her eyes.indefinableadjectiveThat cannot be described:incommunicable, indescribable, ineffable, inexpressible, undescribable, unspeakable, unutterable.Idioms: beyond description, defying description.Translationsindefinable
Synonyms for indefinableadj inexpressibleSynonyms- inexpressible
- vague
- indescribable
- obscure
- dim
- hazy
- nameless
- indistinct
- unrealized
- impalpable
Synonyms for indefinableadj that cannot be describedSynonyms- incommunicable
- indescribable
- ineffable
- inexpressible
- undescribable
- unspeakable
- unutterable
Synonyms for indefinableadj not capable of being precisely or readily describedSynonymsRelated Wordsadj defying expression or descriptionSynonyms- indescribable
- ineffable
- unspeakable
- untellable
- unutterable
Related Words- inexpressible
- unexpressible
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