adj
Meaning 1
Not definable.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
undefinable
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noun
Meaning 2
Anything that cannot be defined.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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adjective satellite
Meaning 3
not capable of being precisely or readily described; not easily put into words
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- an indefinable feeling of terror
- an abstract concept that seems indefinable
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: indefinable
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English un- 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 undefinable From un- + definable.
Across languages
Translations
2 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Czech: nedefinovatelný — not definable
- Dutch: ondefinieerbaar — not definable