in·de·scrib·a·ble
(ĭn′dĭ-skrī′bə-bəl)adj.
Impossible to describe adequately: indescribable joy.
in′de·scrib′a·bil′i·ty, in′de·scrib′a·ble·ness n.
in′de·scrib′a·bly adv.
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indescribable
(ˌɪndɪˈskraɪbəbəl)adj
beyond description; too intense, extreme, etc, for words
ˌindeˌscribaˈbility, ˌindeˈscribableness n
ˌindeˈscribably adv
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in•de•scrib•a•ble
(ˌɪn dɪˈskraɪ bə bəl)adj.
not describable; too extraordinary for description: indescribable confusion.
[1785–95]
in`de•scrib`a•bil′i•ty, in`de•scrib′a•ble•ness, n.
in`de•scrib′a•bly, adv.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
| Adj. | 1. |  indescribable - 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 |
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indescribable
adjective unutterable, indefinable, beyond words, ineffable, inexpressible, beyond description, incommunicable, beggaring description The stench from the sewer is indescribable.
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indescribable
adjectiveThat cannot be described:
Idioms: beyond description, defying description.
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[ˌɪndɪsˈkraɪbəbl] ADJ [terror, horror] → indescriptible, increíble; [beauty, joy] → indescriptibleCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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