Standard Lemma guide
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adj
That which cannot be precisely defined or put into words.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adj
That which defies description; indescribable.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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noun
Anything that cannot be defined.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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adjective satellite
not capable of being precisely or readily described; not easily put into words
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: undefinable
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
defying expression or description
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: indescribable, ineffable, unspeakable, untellable, unutterable
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English in- English define Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dhlom Proto-Indo-European *-dhlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English definable English indefinable From in- + definable.
Across languages
13 source translations are retained for this English entry.
