The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
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
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
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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