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indescribable

adj.
B2 Upper Intermediate US //ˌɪndɪsˈkɹaɪbəbəɫ// UK //ˌɪndɪskɹˈaɪbəbəl// in·de·scrib·able

adj. too great or strange to be described in words. You use this when something is so amazing or shocking that you cannot find the right words to explain it.

adj. impossible to describe in words; so great or extreme that it exceeds the capacity of language to capture its nature.


SIMPLE

The view from the top of the mountain was indescribable.

CONTEXTUAL

The feeling of standing on the edge of the Grand Canyon was truly indescribable, as the scale of the landscape overwhelmed the senses.

COMPLEX

The experience of the first flight into space was described by the astronauts as an indescribable moment of profound connection with the planet and the universe.

Synonyms
Origin

From in- + describe + -able.

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