Meanings
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1
adj
defying expression or description
Indefinable yearnings.
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2
adj
That which cannot be precisely defined or put into words.
They apparently have a theory that the indefinable psychic gift that they call magic, and which we might designate "psychicism", can be acquired by accosting the soul of a murdered man in a burial ground at midnight.
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3
adj
not capable of being precisely or readily described
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4
adj
That which defies description; indescribable.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
1
adj
· defying expression or...
unutterable
3
adj
· not capable of being...
undefinable
Opposites
Word family
Forms
indefinablesindefinably
Derived forms
indefinablenessindefinably
Related forms
indefinability
Etymology
From in- + definable.