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indefinable
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in·de·fin·a·ble  (nd-fn-bl)
adj.
Impossible to define, describe, or analyze. See Synonyms at unspeakable.
n.
One that is indefinable.

inde·fina·bili·ty, inde·fina·ble·ness n.
inde·fina·bly adv.

indefinable
Adjective
difficult to describe or explain completely
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Adj.1.indefinableindefinable - not capable of being precisely or readily described; not easily put into words; "an indefinable feeling of terror"; "an abstract concept that seems indefinable"
undefined, 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.indefinableindefinable - defying expression or description; "indefinable yearnings"; "indescribable beauty"; "ineffable ecstasy"; "inexpressible anguish"; "unspeakable happiness"; "unutterable contempt"; "a thing of untellable splendor"
inexpressible, unexpressible - defying expression
Translations
indefinable [ɪndɪˈfaɪnəbl] adjindefinible
indefinable [ɪndɪˈfaɪnəbl] adjindéfinissable
indefinable [ɪndɪˈfaɪnəbl] adjundefinierbar
indefinable [ɪndɪˈfaɪnəbl] adjindefinibile


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Actually, as Dalsgard very aptly notes, the women in the Convent are characterized by indefinability (243).
Along such lines, the Convent's perpetual indefinability is suggested in its changing history from a decadent embezzler's mansion to a Catholic boarding school for Indian girls to its present function.
 
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