- indefinable
- [[t]ɪ̱ndɪfa͟ɪnəb(ə)l[/t]]
ADJAn indefinable quality or feeling cannot easily be described. [WRITTEN]
There was something indefinable in her eyes...
His head felt lighter in some indefinable way.
English dictionary. 2008.
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Indefinable — In de*fin a*ble, a. Incapable of being defined or described; inexplicable. Bp. Reynolds. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
indefinable — I adjective abstruse, beyond expression, confusing, cryptic, difficult to explain, difficult to translate, difficult to understand, enigmatic, enigmatical, hard to explain, hard to translate, hard to understand, impenetrable, impossible to… … Law dictionary
indefinable — (adj.) 1810, from IN (Cf. in ) (1) not, opposite of + definable (see DEFINE (Cf. define)). Related: Indefinably … Etymology dictionary
indefinable — *unutterable, inexpressible, unspeakable, ineffable, indescribable … New Dictionary of Synonyms
indefinable — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ not able to be defined or described exactly. DERIVATIVES indefinably adverb … English terms dictionary
indefinable — [in΄dē fīn′ə bəl, in΄difīn′ə bəl] adj. [ML indeffinabilis] that cannot be defined indefinability n. indefinably adv … English World dictionary
indefinable — adjective Date: 1810 incapable of being precisely described or analyzed < indefinable feelings > < an indefinable concept > • indefinability noun • indefinable noun • indefinableness noun • indefinably adver … New Collegiate Dictionary
indefinable — in|de|fi|na|ble [ˌındıˈfaınəbəl] adj an indefinable feeling, quality etc is difficult to describe or explain ▪ She felt an indefinable sadness. >indefinably adv … Dictionary of contemporary English
indefinable — adjective an indefinable feeling, quality etc is difficult to describe or explain: She felt a sudden indefinable sadness. indefinably adverb … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
indefinable — in|de|fin|a|ble [ ,ındı faınəbl ] adjective impossible to describe or explain clearly: a strange indefinable beauty ╾ in|de|fin|a|bly adverb … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
