indefinable
pronunciation
How to pronounce indefinable in British English:
UK [ˌɪndɪˈfaɪnəbl]
How to pronounce indefinable in American English:
US [ˌɪndɪˈfaɪnəbəl]
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- Adjective:
- not capable of being precisely or readily described; not easily put into words
- defying expression or description
Word Origin
- indefinable (adj.)
- 1810, from in- (1) "not, opposite of" + definable (see define). Related: Indefinably.
Example
- 1. The vision leaves an indefinable longing and regret .
- 2. There 's an indefinable air of tension at the meeting .
- 3. Missoula , montana , is one of these towns , but it possesses some indefinable spirit that keeps it from being confused with any other .
- 4. The unification of white color unifies the inside and out and makes the boundary indefinable .
- 5. Another was the indefinable hostility against , and the open contempt for , the stage which literary workers have always affected .