indefinable
[in-di-fahy-nuh-buh l]
adjective
not definable; not readily identified, described, analyzed, or determined.
noun
something that cannot be defined: the indefinables of great musicianship.
Origin of indefinable
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Related Words for indefinable
abominable, alarming, appalling, atrocious, awful, beastly, calamitous, description, detestable, dire, disgusting, dreadful, evil, execrable, fearful, frightening, frightful, heinous, horrible, horridExamples from the Web for indefinable
Contemporary Examples of indefinable
He had that indefinable sixth sense that distinguishes gifted warriors from good ones.
He knew what was going on and he never, in my experience, took risk that was indefinable.
Historical Examples of indefinable
There were suggestions of triumph, relief, gratitude in the indefinable tone of these words.
The Secret AgentJoseph Conrad
After a while I began to have a feeling of indefinable uneasiness about Alma.
The Woman Thou Gavest MeHall Caine
There was an indefinable something which told me as much, very soon after I met him.
Shoulder-StrapsHenry Morford
She had the indefinable look of one who dwells with a sorrow for which there is no cure.
An American SuffragetteIsaac N. Stevens
But Rose affected him differently, although the difference was subtle, indefinable.
'Smiles'Eliot H. Robinson
indefinable
adjective
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