"indefinable" meaning in English

See indefinable in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: From in- + definable. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|in|definable}} in- + definable Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} indefinable (not comparable)
  1. That which cannot be precisely defined or put into words. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-indefinable-en-adj-UPfNhVz2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with in-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 76 11 13 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with in-: 49 18 33 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 76 10 14 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 83 8 10 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 88 5 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 53 28 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 69 11 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 59 25 16 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 69 10 21 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 68 13 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 58 25 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 74 9 17
  2. That which defies description; indescribable. Tags: not-comparable Translations (that which defies description): nedefinovatelný (Czech), ondefinieerbaar (Dutch), määrittelemätön (Finnish), epämääräinen (Finnish), indéfinissable (French), undefinierbar (German), nieokreślony (Polish), nieuchwytny (Polish), неопределимый (neopredelimyj) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-indefinable-en-adj-CRdnVY9f Disambiguation of 'that which defies description': 3 97
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: undefinable [uncommon] Related terms: indefinability

Noun

Forms: indefinables [plural]
Etymology: From in- + definable. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|in|definable}} in- + definable Head templates: {{en-noun}} indefinable (plural indefinables)
  1. Anything that cannot be defined.
    Sense id: en-indefinable-en-noun-rFE-m5iw

Inflected forms

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      "sense": "that which defies description",
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      "sense": "that which defies description",
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      "sense": "that which defies description",
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      "sense": "that which defies description",
      "word": "epämääräinen"
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      "sense": "that which defies description",
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