indescribable

indescribable
[[t]ɪ̱ndɪskra͟ɪbəb(ə)l[/t]]
ADJ (emphasis)
You use indescribable to emphasize that a quality or condition is very intense or extreme, and therefore cannot be properly described.

...her indescribable joy when it was confirmed her son was alive...

The stench from the sewer is indescribable.

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indescribably [[t]ɪ̱ndɪskra͟ɪbəbli[/t]] ADV ADV adj

...the treacherous and indescribably filthy conditions.


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  • Indescribable — In de*scrib a*ble, a. Incapable of being described. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • indescribable — index indefinable, ineffable, nondescript, portentous (eliciting amazement), prodigious (amazing), undefinable, unusual …   Law dictionary

  • indescribable — (adj.) 1794, from IN (Cf. in ) (1) not, opposite of + describable (see DESCRIBE (Cf. describe)). Related: Indescribably; indescribability. In same sense, O.E. had unasecgendlic …   Etymology dictionary

  • indescribable — *unutterable, inexpressible, ineffable, unspeakable, indefinable …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • indescribable — [adj] beyond words impossible, incommunicable, indefinable, ineffable, inexpressible, nondescript, sublime, subtle, unspeakable, untellable, unutterable; concept 267 Ant. definable, describable, explainable …   New thesaurus

  • indescribable — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ too unusual, extreme, or indefinite to be adequately described. DERIVATIVES indescribably adverb …   English terms dictionary

  • indescribable — [in΄di skrīb′ə bəl] adj. that cannot be described; beyond the power of description indescribability n. indescribably adv …   English World dictionary

  • indescribable — adjective something that is indescribable is so terrible, so good, so strange etc that you cannot describe it, or it is too difficult to describe: a feeling of indescribable joy | There was an indescribable tension in the room. indescribably… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • indescribable — adjective Date: 1751 1. that cannot be described < an indescribable sensation > 2. surpassing description < indescribable joy > • indescribableness noun • indescribably adverb …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • indescribable — indescribability, indescribableness, n. indescribably, adv. /in di skruy beuh beuhl/, adj. not describable; too extraordinary for description: a scene of indescribable confusion; indescribable euphoria. [1785 95; IN 3 + DESCRIBABLE] Syn.… …   Universalium

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