adj

indescribable

ihn-dih-SKREYE-buhbl

adj

So extreme, unusual, or overwhelming that it is very hard to put into words.

"The view from the summit was indescribable."

"She felt an indescribable sense of relief when the results came back clear."

How to Use Indescribable

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishToo intense, beautiful, or strange to explain properly in words.

Common pairings

indescribable joy indescribable beauty an indescribable feeling

more indescribable comparative, most indescribable superlative

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From in- ("not") + describe + -able.

undescribable ineffable indefinable indicible inexpressible inenarrable untold inutterable nameless termless undefinable unnameable

describable common definable expected nameable expressible normal specifiable

standard common continuous generic vague unholy extraordinary strange

able fable cable table sable gable viable liable stable unable usable enable

undescribable ineffable indefinable indicible inexpressible inenarrable untold inutterable nameless termless undefinable unnameable