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indescribable

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in·de·scrib·a·ble  (nd-skrb-bl)
adj.
1. Impossible to describe: indescribable views.
2. Exceeding description: experienced indescribable delight. See Synonyms at unspeakable.
inde·scriba·bili·ty, inde·scriba·ble·ness n.
inde·scriba·bly adv.
indescribable [ˌɪndɪˈskraɪbəbəl]
adj
beyond description; too intense, extreme, etc., for words
indescribability , indescribableness n
indescribably  adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.indescribableindescribable - defying expression or description; "indefinable yearnings"; "indescribable beauty"; "ineffable ecstasy"; "inexpressible anguish"; "unspeakable happiness"; "unutterable contempt"; "a thing of untellable splendor"
ineffable, unspeakable, untellable, unutterable, indefinable
inexpressible, unexpressible - defying expression
indescribable
adjective unutterable, indefinable, beyond words, ineffable, inexpressible, beyond description, incommunicable, beggaring description The stench from the sewer is indescribable.
Translations
indescribable [ˌɪndɪsˈkraɪbəbl] ADJ [terror, horror] → indescriptible, increíble; [beauty, joy] → indescriptible
indescribable [ˌɪndɪˈskraɪbəbəl] adj → indescriptible
indescribable
adj → unbeschreiblich; (inf: = terrible) → fürchterlich, schrecklich
indescribable [ˌɪndɪsˈkraɪbəbl] adj → indescrivibile
indescribable [ˌɪndɪsˈkraɪbəbl] adj → indescrivibile


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I stole in very shyly, kept my eyes sternly from Nicolete's white bed, though, as I couldn't shut my ears, the sound of her breathing came to me with indescribable sweetness.
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