INDEFINABLE

indefinable, undefinable

(adjective) not capable of being precisely or readily described; not easily put into words; “an indefinable feeling of terror”; “an abstract concept that seems indefinable”

indefinable, indescribable, ineffable, unspeakable, untellable, unutterable

(adjective) defying expression or description; “indefinable yearnings”; “indescribable beauty”; “ineffable ecstasy”; “inexpressible anguish”; “unspeakable happiness”; “unutterable contempt”; “a thing of untellable splendor”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Adjective

indefinable (not comparable)

That cannot be precisely defined or put into words.

That defies description; indescribable.

Synonyms

• undefinable (less common)

Antonyms

• definable

Noun

indefinable (plural indefinables)

Anything that cannot be defined.

Source: Wiktionary

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In`de*fin"a*ble, a.

Definition: Incapable of being defined or described; inexplicable. Bp. Reynolds.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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