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adjective
Date: 1751
1. that cannot be described <an indescribable sensation> 2. surpassing description <indescribable joy> • indescribableness noun • indescribably adverb
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Indescribable — In de*scrib a*ble, a. Incapable of being described. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
indescribable — index indefinable, ineffable, nondescript, portentous (eliciting amazement), prodigious (amazing), undefinable, unusual … Law dictionary
indescribable — (adj.) 1794, from IN (Cf. in ) (1) not, opposite of + describable (see DESCRIBE (Cf. describe)). Related: Indescribably; indescribability. In same sense, O.E. had unasecgendlic … Etymology dictionary
indescribable — *unutterable, inexpressible, ineffable, unspeakable, indefinable … New Dictionary of Synonyms
indescribable — [adj] beyond words impossible, incommunicable, indefinable, ineffable, inexpressible, nondescript, sublime, subtle, unspeakable, untellable, unutterable; concept 267 Ant. definable, describable, explainable … New thesaurus
indescribable — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ too unusual, extreme, or indefinite to be adequately described. DERIVATIVES indescribably adverb … English terms dictionary
indescribable — [in΄di skrīb′ə bəl] adj. that cannot be described; beyond the power of description indescribability n. indescribably adv … English World dictionary
indescribable — [[t]ɪ̱ndɪskra͟ɪbəb(ə)l[/t]] ADJ (emphasis) You use indescribable to emphasize that a quality or condition is very intense or extreme, and therefore cannot be properly described. ...her indescribable joy when it was confirmed her son was alive...… … English dictionary
indescribable — adjective something that is indescribable is so terrible, so good, so strange etc that you cannot describe it, or it is too difficult to describe: a feeling of indescribable joy | There was an indescribable tension in the room. indescribably… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
indescribable — indescribability, indescribableness, n. indescribably, adv. /in di skruy beuh beuhl/, adj. not describable; too extraordinary for description: a scene of indescribable confusion; indescribable euphoria. [1785 95; IN 3 + DESCRIBABLE] Syn.… … Universalium
