indefinable
not definable; not readily identified, described, analyzed, or determined.
something that cannot be defined: the indefinables of great musicianship.
Origin of indefinable
1Other words from indefinable
- in·de·fin·a·ble·ness, noun
- in·de·fin·a·bly, adverb
Words Nearby indefinable
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How to use indefinable in a sentence
The story moves in lyrical waves, shifting in its opalescent, indefinable colors of feeling.
The Worst Person in the World Is a Gorgeous, Bittersweet—and Ruthless—Comedy | Stephanie Zacharek | February 4, 2022 | TimeA picture that’s gorgeous to look at but too hyper-manicured to be genuinely moving, it hovers somewhere in an indefinable in-between.
Annette Is Gorgeous to Look at But All the Wrong Kinds of Weird | Stephanie Zacharek | August 6, 2021 | TimeHe had that indefinable sixth sense that distinguishes gifted warriors from good ones.
Mike Leach Tackles Geronimo the Motivational Murderer | James A. Warren | August 17, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHe knew what was going on and he never, in my experience, took risk that was indefinable.
And now there was added to this devotion an element of indefinable anxiety which made its vigilance unceasing.
Ramona | Helen Hunt Jackson
But the impression was so fleeting as to be indefinable, and soon I was busy getting everyone settled in the car.
Uncanny Tales | VariousIn my dreams again and again an indefinable shadow mockingly comes and cries to me, he is not to be yours, he is to be mine.
The Fifth String | John Philip SousaThere was in it the indefinable hardening and ageing which seemed to Boyson to have affected the whole personality.
Marriage la mode | Mrs. Humphry WardThe features, he tells us, were distinguished neither by regularity nor classical beauty, but had an indefinable charm.
Frederick Chopin as a Man and Musician | Frederick Niecks
British Dictionary definitions for indefinable
/ (ˌɪndɪˈfaɪnəbəl) /
incapable of being defined or analysed: there was an indefinable sense of terror
Derived forms of indefinable
- indefinableness, noun
- indefinably, adverb
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