indescribable
1Indescribable — In de*scrib a*ble, a. Incapable of being described. [1913 Webster] …
2indescribable — index indefinable, ineffable, nondescript, portentous (eliciting amazement), prodigious (amazing), undefinable, unusual …
3indescribable — (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 …
4indescribable — *unutterable, inexpressible, ineffable, unspeakable, indefinable …
5indescribable — [adj] beyond words impossible, incommunicable, indefinable, ineffable, inexpressible, nondescript, sublime, subtle, unspeakable, untellable, unutterable; concept 267 Ant. definable, describable, explainable …
6indescribable — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ too unusual, extreme, or indefinite to be adequately described. DERIVATIVES indescribably adverb …
7indescribable — [in΄di skrīb′ə bəl] adj. that cannot be described; beyond the power of description indescribability n. indescribably adv …
8indescribable — [[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...… …
9indescribable — 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… …
10indescribable — adjective Date: 1751 1. that cannot be described < an indescribable sensation > 2. surpassing description < indescribable joy > • indescribableness noun • indescribably adverb …
