indefinable

in·de·fin·a·ble

 (ĭn′dĭ-fī′nə-bəl)

adj.

Impossible to define, describe, or analyze: indefinable yearnings.

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in′de·fin′a·bil′i·ty, in′de·fin′a·ble·ness n.

in′de·fin′a·bly adv.

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indefinable

(ˌɪndɪˈfaɪnəbəl)

adj

incapable of being defined or analysed: there was an indefinable sense of terror.

ˌindeˈfinableness n

ˌindeˈfinably adv

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in•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.

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Thesaurus

Adj.	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" 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.	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, unutterable inexpressible, unexpressible - defying expression

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indefinable

adjective inexpressible, vague, indescribable, obscure, dim, hazy, nameless, indistinct, unrealized, impalpable There was something indefinable in her eyes.

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indefinable

adjective

That cannot be described:

incommunicable, indescribable, ineffable, inexpressible, undescribable, unspeakable, unutterable.

Idioms: beyond description, defying description.

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Translations

indefinibel

indefinibile

indefinable

[ˌɪndɪˈfaɪnəbl] ADJ → indefinible

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

indefinable

[ˌɪndɪˈfaɪnəb^əl] adj → indéfinissable

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

indefinable

adj word, colour, charm → unbestimmbar, undefinierbar; feeling, impression → unbestimmt; she has a certain indefinable something → sie hat das gewisse Etwas

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indefinable

[ˌɪndɪˈfaɪnəbl] adj → indefinibile

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