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/ɪndɪˈskɹaɪbəbl̩/
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Impossible (or very difficult) to describe.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
He proved it with indescribable mathematics.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Exceeding all description.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
Our hotel had an indescribable view of the Bay of Naples.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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adjective satellite
Meaning 3
defying expression or description
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
indefinable yearnings indescribable beauty ineffable ecstasy inexpressible anguish unspeakable happiness unutterable contempt a thing of untellable splendor
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: indefinable, ineffable, unspeakable, untellable, unutterable
Antonyms: none provided
From in- + describe + -able.
Across languages
Translations
55 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Antigua and Barbuda Creole English :
wapsoustieshis
— impossible, or very difficult to describe
Armenian :
աննկարագրելի
(annkaragreli)
— impossible, or very difficult to describe
Belarusian :
неапіса́льны
(njeapisálʹny)
— impossible, or very difficult to describe
Belarusian :
невыка́зны
(njevykázny)
— impossible, or very difficult to describe
Bulgarian :
неописуем
(neopisuem)
— impossible, or very difficult to describe
Catalan :
indescriptible
— impossible, or very difficult to describe
Chinese Mandarin :
無法形容 /无法形容
(wúfǎ xíngróng)
— impossible, or very difficult to describe
Chinese Mandarin :
不可名狀 /不可名状
(bùkěmíngzhuàng)
— impossible, or very difficult to describe
Czech :
nepopsatelný
— impossible, or very difficult to describe
Dutch :
onbeschrijfelijk
— impossible, or very difficult to describe
Esperanto :
nepriskribebla
— impossible, or very difficult to describe
Finnish :
sanoin kuvaamaton
— impossible, or very difficult to describe
Finnish :
kuvaamaton
— impossible, or very difficult to describe
French :
indescriptible
— impossible, or very difficult to describe
Galician :
indescritíbel
— impossible, or very difficult to describe
German :
unbeschreiblich
— impossible, or very difficult to describe
Gothic :
𐌿𐌽𐌿𐍃𐍃𐍀𐌹𐌻𐌻𐍉𐌸𐍃
(unusspillōþs)
— impossible, or very difficult to describe
Greek :
ανεκδιήγητος
(anekdiígitos)
— impossible, or very difficult to describe
Greek :
απερίγραπτος
(aperígraptos)
— impossible, or very difficult to describe
Greek :
αχαρακτήριστος
(acharaktíristos)
— impossible, or very difficult to describe
Greek :
αδιήγητος
(adiígitos)
— impossible, or very difficult to describe
Ancient Greek :
ἀνεκδιήγητος
(anekdiḗgētos)
— impossible, or very difficult to describe
Japanese :
言い表わせない
(iiarawasenai)
— impossible, or very difficult to describe
Latin :
inēnarrābilis
— impossible, or very difficult to describe
Manx :
neufocklagh
— impossible, or very difficult to describe
Norwegian Bokmål :
ubeskrivelig
— impossible, or very difficult to describe
Norwegian Nynorsk :
ubeskriveleg
— impossible, or very difficult to describe
Polish :
nieopisany
— impossible, or very difficult to describe
Portuguese :
indescritível
— impossible, or very difficult to describe
Romanian :
indescriptibil
— impossible, or very difficult to describe
Romanian :
inexprimabil
— impossible, or very difficult to describe
Romanian :
de nedescris
— impossible, or very difficult to describe
Russian :
неопису́емый
(neopisújemyj)
— impossible, or very difficult to describe
Russian :
несказа́нный
(neskazánnyj)
— impossible, or very difficult to describe
Russian :
невырази́мый
(nevyrazímyj)
— impossible, or very difficult to describe
Slovak :
neopísateľný
— impossible, or very difficult to describe
Spanish :
indescriptible
— impossible, or very difficult to describe
Swedish :
obeskrivlig
— impossible, or very difficult to describe
Turkish :
tarifsiz
— impossible, or very difficult to describe
Turkish :
tarif edilemez
— impossible, or very difficult to describe
Ukrainian :
неопи́саний
(neopýsanyj)
— impossible, or very difficult to describe
Ukrainian :
невимо́вний
(nevymóvnyj)
— impossible, or very difficult to describe
Ukrainian :
несказа́нний
(neskazánnyj)
— impossible, or very difficult to describe
Catalan :
indescriptible
— exceeding all description
Czech :
nepopsatelný
— exceeding all description
Dutch :
onbeschrijfelijk
— exceeding all description
Finnish :
sanoin kuvaamaton
— exceeding all description
Finnish :
kuvaamaton
— exceeding all description
French :
indescriptible
— exceeding all description
Galician :
indescritíbel
— exceeding all description
German :
unbeschreiblich
— exceeding all description
Polish :
nieopisywalny
— exceeding all description
Portuguese :
indescritível
— exceeding all description
Romanian :
indescriptibil
— exceeding all description
Russian :
неопису́емый
(neopisújemyj)
— exceeding all description