indescribability

ˌɪndɪˌskraɪbəˈbɪlɪti

indescribabilities

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Definition of indescribability - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

language

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quality of being very difficult to describe

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The indescribability of the artwork intrigued the critics.

indescribableness

ineffability

thing

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something that cannot be described or explained

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The indescribability of her emotions was evident in her silence.

ineffability

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Origin of indescribability

Latin, in (not) + describere (to describe)

Examples of indescribability in a sentence

He marveled at the indescribability of the natural wonder.
The indescribability of the landscape left them speechless.
He struggled with the indescribability of his dreams.

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French:indescriptibilité, ...
German:Unbeschreiblichkeit, ...
Italian:indescrivibilità, ineffabilità, ...
Spanish:indescriptibilidad, ...
Portuguese:indescritibilidade, inefabilidade, ...
Chinese:不可描述性, ...
Japanese:言葉にできないこと, 言葉にできなさ, ...
Arabic:عَدَمُ الْقَابِلِيَّةِ لِلْوَصْفِ, اسْتِحالَةُ الْوَصْفِ, ...
Hebrew:קֹשִׁי בְּתֵאוּר, אִי-תֵּאוּר, ...
Russian:неописуемость, необъяснимость, ...
Ukrainian:невимовність, неописуваність, ...
Hindi:अवर्णनीयता, वर्णनातीतता, ...
Bengali:বর্ণনাতীততা, অবর্ণনীয়তা, ...
Catalan:indescriptibilitat, inexplicabilitat, ...
Czech:nepopsatelnost, něco nepopsatelného, ...
Danish:ubeskrivelighed, ...
Dutch:onbeschrijfelijkheid, onbeschrijfbaar, ...
Greek:απερίγραπτη φύση, ανεξήγητη φύση, ...
Hungarian:leírhatatlanság, ...
Khmer:ភាពដែលពិបាកពណ៌នាខ្លាំង, ភាពមិនអាចពិពណ៌នាបាន, ...
Korean:형언할 수 없음, ...
Persian:غیرقابل توصیف بودن, غیرقابل توضیح بودن, ...
Polish:niewyrażalność, nieopisywalność, ...
Portuguese (BR):indescritibilidade, ...
Romanian:indescriptibilitate, ...
Swedish:obeskrivbarhet, otydlighet, ...
Thai:ความยากที่จะอธิบาย, ความไม่ชัดเจน, ...
Turkish:tarifsizlik, tarif edilemezlik, ...
Vietnamese:sự khó tả, sự không thể diễn tả, ...

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