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Dictionary: in·de·fin·a·ble   (ĭn'dĭ-fī'nə-bəl) pronunciation
adj.
Impossible to define, describe, or analyze. See synonyms at unspeakable.

n.
One that is indefinable.

indefinability in'de·fin'a·bil'i·ty or in'de·fin'a·ble·ness n.
indefinably in'de·fin'a·bly adv.

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adjective

    That cannot be described: incommunicable, indescribable, ineffable, inexpressible, undescribable, unspeakable, unutterable. Idioms: beyonddescriptionwords, defying description. See words.

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The adjective has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: not capable of being precisely or readily described; not easily put into words
  Synonym: undefinable

Meaning #2: defying expression or description
  Synonyms: indescribable, ineffable, unspeakable, untellable, unutterable


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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - udefinerlig, ubestemmelig
n. - som ikke kan defineres

Nederlands (Dutch)
ondefinieerbaar

Français (French)
adj. - indéfinissable
n. - indéfinissable

Deutsch (German)
adj. - undefinierbar
n. - etwas Unbestimmbares, Undefinierbarkeit

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - απροσδιόριστος, ακαθόριστος

Italiano (Italian)
indefinibile

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - indefinível

Русский (Russian)
неопределимый

Español (Spanish)
adj. - indefinible, indescriptible
n. - indefinible, algo indefinible

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - odefinierbar, obestämbar

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
不能下定义的, 不确定的, 难于描述清楚的事

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 不能下定義的, 不確定的
n. - 難於描述清楚的事

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 정의를 내릴 수 없는, 말할 수 없는, 막연한
n. - 막연함

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 定義できない, 漠然とした

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) غير قابل للتعريف‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮לא בר-הגדרה, שאין לתארו בדיוק‬
n. - ‮דבר שאין להגדירו‬


 
 
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