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10 Language-to-English DictionariesIndescribable
/ˌɪn.dɪˈskraɪ.bə.bəl/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Too unusual, extreme, or indefinite to be adequately described.
"The beauty of the sunset was indescribable, leaving everyone speechless." - 2
Incapable of being expressed in words.
"She felt an indescribable joy upon hearing the good news."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'indescribable' is derived from the prefix 'in-' meaning 'not' and the root 'describe', which comes from the Latin 'describere', meaning 'to write down'. The term has evolved in English since the late 16th century to denote something that cannot be adequately expressed in words.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Indescribable" is said worldwide
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indescriptible
Transliteration: ɛ̃.dɛs.kʁi.ptibl
"La beauté du paysage était indescriptible."
unbeschreiblich
Transliteration: ʊn.bəˈʃʁaɪ̯b.lɪç
"Die Schönheit des Sonnenuntergangs war unbeschreiblich."
indescrivibile
Transliteration: in.de.scriˈviː.bi.le
"La bellezza del tramonto era indescrivibile."
indescriptible
Transliteration: in.des.kɾipˈti.βle
"La belleza del paisaje era indescriptible."
indescritível
Transliteration: ĩ.de.skiˈtʃivɛl
"A beleza do pôr do sol era indescritível."
अवर्णनीय
Transliteration: avarnaneeya
"सूर्यास्त की सुंदरता अवर्णनीय थी।"
难以形容
Transliteration: nán yǐ xíng róng
"日落的美丽难以形容。"
형언할 수 없는
Transliteration: hyeong-eonhal su eobsneun
"일몰의 아름다움은 형언할 수 없었다."
言葉では表現できない
Transliteration: kotoba de wa hyōgen dekinai
"夕日の美しさは言葉では表現できなかった。"
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