indescribable

indescribable
adjective Date: 1751 1. that cannot be described <
an indescribable sensation
>
2. surpassing description <
indescribable joy
>
indescribableness nounindescribably 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

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