indefinable
[ in-di-fahy-nuh-buh l ]
/ ˌɪn dɪˈfaɪ nə bəl /
adjective
not definable; not readily identified, described, analyzed, or determined.
noun
something that cannot be defined: the indefinables of great musicianship.
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abominable, alarming, appalling, atrocious, awful, beastly, calamitous, description, detestable, dire, disgusting, dreadful, evil, execrable, fearful, frightening, frightful, heinous, horrible, horrid
Nearby words
- indefatigable,
- indefeasible,
- indefectible,
- indefensible,
- indefinability,
- indefinite,
- indefinite article,
- indefinite integral,
- indefinite number,
- indefinite pronoun
Origin of indefinable
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indefinable
/ (ˌɪndɪˈfaɪnəbəl) /
adjective
incapable of being defined or analysedthere was an indefinable sense of terror
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indefinable
1810, from in- (1) "not, opposite of" + definable (see define). Related: Indefinably.
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