indefinable
Americanadjective
noun
adjective
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Etymology
Origin of indefinable
First recorded in 1800–10; in- 3 + definable ( def. )
Vocabulary lists containing indefinable
Example Sentences
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Of course, beauty is subject to taste and culture and all sorts of indefinable things.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 21, 2026
It expresses a general anxiety the prompt of which is indefinable, a nagging sense that has no singularly compelling explanation.
From Salon • Dec. 27, 2024
The crushing of the belief that the Seattle ballclub, by dint of some indefinable flaw in their DNA, would always wilt and wither in crunchtime.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 1, 2022
And there is plenty of beauty in the play’s abstractions; at its heart “Epiphany” is a love letter to the indefinable and unnameable.
From New York Times • Jun. 23, 2022
It gives us comfort to believe we have defined something that is, by its very nature, indefinable.
From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman
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