INDESCRIBABLE

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

indescribable (comparative more indescribable, superlative most indescribable)

Impossible, or very difficult to describe.

Exceeding all description.

Synonyms

• undescribable

• ineffable

• See also indescribable

Antonyms

• describable

Source: Wiktionary


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

Definition: Incapable of being described.

– In`de*scrib"a*bly, adv.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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