indescribable

B2 Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ɪndɪˈskɹaɪbəbl̩/ See IPA manual

Freq #28278

Meanings

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adj
So great or extreme that it cannot be described in words.

Our hotel had an indescribable view of the bay.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adj · so great or extreme that it... unutterable

More indefinableindicibleineffable inenarrable inexpressibleinutterablenameless termlessundefinableundescribableunnameableunspeakable

Opposites

common definable describable expected expressible nameable normal specifiable

Word family

Forms indescribably

Derived forms indescribableness

Related forms incomprehensibleindescribabilityindescribablyinnumerable unspeakable

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Phrases (1)

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indescribable beauty
An appearance or quality so beautiful that words seem unable to express it.

Adjective + noun

Etymology

From in- + describe + -able.

Topics

Describing Qualities

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