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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 [ˌɪndɪˈfaɪnəbəl]
adj
incapable of being defined or analysed there was an indefinable sense of terror
indefinableness  n
indefinably  adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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"
undefinable
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"
indescribable, ineffable, unspeakable, untellable, unutterable
inexpressible, unexpressible - defying expression
indefinable
adjective inexpressible, vague, indescribable, obscure, dim, hazy, nameless, indistinct, unrealized, impalpable There was something indefinable in her eyes.
Translations
indefinable [ˌɪndɪˈfaɪnəbl] ADJ → indefinible
indefinable [ˌɪndɪˈfaɪnəbəl] adj → indéfinissable
indefinable
adj word, colour, charm → unbestimmbar, undefinierbar; feeling, impression → unbestimmt; she has a certain indefinable something → sie hat das gewisse Etwas
indefinable [ˌɪndɪˈfaɪnəbl] adj → indefinibile
indefinable [ˌɪndɪˈfaɪnəbl] adj → indefinibile


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Almost every devout admirer of the old bards, if demanded his opinion of their productions, would mention vaguely, yet with perfect sincerity, a sense of dreamy, wild, indefinite, and he would perhaps say, indefinable delight; on being required to point out the source of this so shadowy pleasure, he would be apt to speak of the quaint in phraseology and in general handling.
Poems by Poe, Edgar Allan View in context
Either to a Power indefinable, incomprehensible, which I not only cannot address but which I cannot even express in words- the Great All or Nothing-" said he to himself, "or to that God who has been sewn into this amulet by Mary
War and Peace by Tolstoy, Leo View in context
I had retired early and fallen almost immediately into a peaceful sleep, from which I awoke with that indefinable sense of peril which is, I think, a common experience in that other, earlier life.
Can Such Things Be? by Bierce, Ambrose View in context
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