ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Indescribable

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /ɪndɪˈskɹaɪbəbl̩/ · Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Indescribable is an adjective meaning Impossible (or very difficult) to describe.

Meaning

Impossible (or very difficult) to describe.

More Meanings

  1. Exceeding all description.

Example Sentences

He proved it with indescribable mathematics.
Our hotel had an indescribable view of the Bay of Naples.
The beauty and brilliancy of this insect are indescribable, and none but a naturalist can understand the intense excitement I experienced when I at length captured it.
Presently the men set up the melancholy little chant that I had heard on the first night when we were captured in the whaleboat, and the effect produced by their voices was very curious, and quite indescribable.

Synonyms for indescribable

Depending on context, synonyms include undescribable, ineffable, indefinable, indicible, inexpressible, untold.

Antonyms for indescribable

Common opposites include describable, common, definable, expected, expressible, nameable.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include untellable, ineffable, inexpressible, indefinable, unexpressible, unspeakable.

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