indescribable

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌɪndɪˈskraɪbəbəl/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˌɪndɪˈskraɪbəbəl/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(in′di skrī′bə bəl)



WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
in•de•scrib•a•ble /ˌɪndɪˈskraɪbəbəl/USA pronunciation   adj. 
  1. not describable:a scene of indescribable confusion.
in•de•scrib•a•bly, adv.  : indescribably delicious.See -scrib-.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
in•de•scrib•a•ble  (in′di skrī′bə bəl),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. not describable;
    too extraordinary for description:a scene of indescribable confusion; indescribable euphoria.
  • in-3 + describable 1785–95
in′de•scrib′a•bil′i•ty, in′de•scrib′a•ble•ness, n. 
in′de•scrib′a•bly, adv. 
    overwhelming, indefinable, unutterable.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
indescribable /ˌɪndɪˈskraɪbəbəl/ adj
  1. beyond description; too intense, extreme, etc, for words
ˌindeˌscribaˈbility, ˌindeˈscribableness n ˌindeˈscribably adv
'indescribable' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
ineffable - nameless - satori - termless - unspeakable

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