that cannot be described; beyond the power of description
indescribable
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indescribable
adjective
Impossible to describe adequately: indescribable joy.
Related Forms:
- in′de·scrib′a·bil′i·ty in′de·scrib′a·ble·ness
noun
- in′de·scrib′a·bly
adverb
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Adjective
(comparative more indescribable, superlative most indescribable)
- Impossible, or very difficult to describe.
- He proved it with indescribable mathematics.
- Exceeding all description.
- Our hotel had an indescribable view of the Bay of Naples.
Origin
From in- + describe + -able.
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