"indescribability" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: indescribabilities [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} indescribability (countable and uncountable, plural indescribabilities)
  1. (uncountable) The state or characteristic of being indescribable. Tags: uncountable Translations (the state or characteristic of being indescribable): неопису́емость (neopisújemostʹ) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-indescribability-en-noun-z8fQQjjM Disambiguation of 'the state or characteristic of being indescribable': 100 0
  2. (countable) Something which cannot be described. Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-indescribability-en-noun-yjxxqm17 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 94 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 7 93 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 9 91 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 97 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 6 94
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: indescribableness, undescribableness

Inflected forms

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