Definition of indefinable in English:

indefinable

adjective ɪndɪˈfʌɪnəb(ə)lˌɪndəˈfaɪnəb(ə)l

Not able to be defined or described exactly.
难以确定的；无法名状的
she reminds me, in some indefinable way, of my grandmother
她莫名其妙地让我想起祖母。
Example sentencesExamples
- He displayed that elusive, indefinable quality: he looked presidential.
- Austrians can offer an alternative approach that does not depend on having to define or measure what is conceptually indefinable or unmeasurable.
- Being cool is one of those indefinable qualities that's almost impossible to pin down.
- It is that indefinable something that is drawing another Afghan refugee, 70-year-old Taj Bara back to Kabul.
- In those hours I laughed so hard my face hurt, I cried, I felt happiness, sadness, empathy, anger and other indefinable emotions.
- So Rose Boys had a modest political aim, as well as satisfying an obscure and perhaps indefinable personal need.
- His eyes flashed just a little bit, with some vague, indefinable emotion, perhaps surprise, when he saw she was still lying in bed.
- So perfect objectivity is not just unachievable but indefinable.
- And undoubtedly, their mysterious, indefinable quality is the source of their disconcerting power.
- A third draft corrected some of these problems, but I still felt, without quite being able to articulate it, that in some indefinable way the script had lost ground.
- The answer depended ultimately on a policy decision informed by history and indefinable concepts of nationality and nationhood.
- Poetry is the power of defining the indefinable in terms of the unforgettable.
- In all shapes, sizes and more than anything, in those indefinable vibrant shades, butterflies seem to carry an uncanny beauty about them.
- Perhaps subliminally it is this which gave her performances that indefinable, electric edge which drew audiences magnetically to her and held them spellbound.
- Ever since the ancient Greek artist Debutades traced a line around the silhouette of her lover's face, artists have been attempting to define the indefinable.
- But they are utterly indefinable by way of positive definition hence my requirement of negative demarcation.
- This feeling is not toward any one English person in particular, or even a whole load of English, but that indefinable thing that the word England has come to symbolise for me.
- An indefinable element that catches your eye; I had no trouble spotting her in the midst of a crowd of jeans-and-tees teenagers.
- It is a challenging attempt to define what is often indefinable.
- He did not know where his own mind ended and the rest of the world flooded in: the boundary was vague, indefinable.
Synonyms
hard to define, hard to describe, indescribable, inexpressible, nameless
vague, obscure
indefinite, unanalysable, intangible, impalpable, incorporeal, elusive, fugitive

Derivatives

indefinably

adverbɪndɪˈfʌɪnəbliˌɪndəˈfaɪnəbli

as submodifier his indefinably foreign accent
Example sentencesExamples
- The decor at Tower's is pretty much what you'd expect - pleasant and relaxing in that way that's indefinably associated with smart international hotels.
- I shared my burden with two people: my longest-standing gay friend, with whom I could joke and put up a fairly brave face, and my former boyfriend and indefinably dear friend, Olivier.
- There is something indefinably cosy about them.
- To northern eyes, there is something indefinably Catalan about design of this house.
- The sensation of luxury that you get in a cashmere jersey is a bit like the feeling of wearing madly expensive underwear - no one knows you're doing it, but you somehow look indefinably better than usual.

Definition of indefinable in US English:

indefinable

adjectiveˌindəˈfīnəb(ə)lˌɪndəˈfaɪnəb(ə)l

Not able to be defined or described exactly.
难以确定的；无法名状的
she reminds me, in some indefinable way, of my grandmother
她莫名其妙地让我想起祖母。
Example sentencesExamples
- But they are utterly indefinable by way of positive definition hence my requirement of negative demarcation.
- It is a challenging attempt to define what is often indefinable.
- Perhaps subliminally it is this which gave her performances that indefinable, electric edge which drew audiences magnetically to her and held them spellbound.
- So perfect objectivity is not just unachievable but indefinable.
- This feeling is not toward any one English person in particular, or even a whole load of English, but that indefinable thing that the word England has come to symbolise for me.
- He displayed that elusive, indefinable quality: he looked presidential.
- Ever since the ancient Greek artist Debutades traced a line around the silhouette of her lover's face, artists have been attempting to define the indefinable.
- His eyes flashed just a little bit, with some vague, indefinable emotion, perhaps surprise, when he saw she was still lying in bed.
- Being cool is one of those indefinable qualities that's almost impossible to pin down.
- Austrians can offer an alternative approach that does not depend on having to define or measure what is conceptually indefinable or unmeasurable.
- In those hours I laughed so hard my face hurt, I cried, I felt happiness, sadness, empathy, anger and other indefinable emotions.
- Poetry is the power of defining the indefinable in terms of the unforgettable.
- So Rose Boys had a modest political aim, as well as satisfying an obscure and perhaps indefinable personal need.
- An indefinable element that catches your eye; I had no trouble spotting her in the midst of a crowd of jeans-and-tees teenagers.
- A third draft corrected some of these problems, but I still felt, without quite being able to articulate it, that in some indefinable way the script had lost ground.
- And undoubtedly, their mysterious, indefinable quality is the source of their disconcerting power.
- In all shapes, sizes and more than anything, in those indefinable vibrant shades, butterflies seem to carry an uncanny beauty about them.
- He did not know where his own mind ended and the rest of the world flooded in: the boundary was vague, indefinable.
- The answer depended ultimately on a policy decision informed by history and indefinable concepts of nationality and nationhood.
- It is that indefinable something that is drawing another Afghan refugee, 70-year-old Taj Bara back to Kabul.
Synonyms
hard to define, hard to describe, indescribable, inexpressible, nameless

单词	indefinable
释义	Definition of indefinable in English: indefinable adjective ɪndɪˈfʌɪnəb(ə)lˌɪndəˈfaɪnəb(ə)l Not able to be defined or described exactly. 难以确定的；无法名状的 she reminds me, in some indefinable way, of my grandmother 她莫名其妙地让我想起祖母。 Example sentencesExamples He displayed that elusive, indefinable quality: he looked presidential. Austrians can offer an alternative approach that does not depend on having to define or measure what is conceptually indefinable or unmeasurable. Being cool is one of those indefinable qualities that's almost impossible to pin down. It is that indefinable something that is drawing another Afghan refugee, 70-year-old Taj Bara back to Kabul. In those hours I laughed so hard my face hurt, I cried, I felt happiness, sadness, empathy, anger and other indefinable emotions. So Rose Boys had a modest political aim, as well as satisfying an obscure and perhaps indefinable personal need. His eyes flashed just a little bit, with some vague, indefinable emotion, perhaps surprise, when he saw she was still lying in bed. So perfect objectivity is not just unachievable but indefinable. And undoubtedly, their mysterious, indefinable quality is the source of their disconcerting power. A third draft corrected some of these problems, but I still felt, without quite being able to articulate it, that in some indefinable way the script had lost ground. The answer depended ultimately on a policy decision informed by history and indefinable concepts of nationality and nationhood. Poetry is the power of defining the indefinable in terms of the unforgettable. In all shapes, sizes and more than anything, in those indefinable vibrant shades, butterflies seem to carry an uncanny beauty about them. Perhaps subliminally it is this which gave her performances that indefinable, electric edge which drew audiences magnetically to her and held them spellbound. Ever since the ancient Greek artist Debutades traced a line around the silhouette of her lover's face, artists have been attempting to define the indefinable. But they are utterly indefinable by way of positive definition hence my requirement of negative demarcation. This feeling is not toward any one English person in particular, or even a whole load of English, but that indefinable thing that the word England has come to symbolise for me. An indefinable element that catches your eye; I had no trouble spotting her in the midst of a crowd of jeans-and-tees teenagers. It is a challenging attempt to define what is often indefinable. He did not know where his own mind ended and the rest of the world flooded in: the boundary was vague, indefinable. Synonyms hard to define, hard to describe, indescribable, inexpressible, nameless vague, obscure indefinite, unanalysable, intangible, impalpable, incorporeal, elusive, fugitive Derivatives indefinably adverbɪndɪˈfʌɪnəbliˌɪndəˈfaɪnəbli as submodifier his indefinably foreign accent Example sentencesExamples The decor at Tower's is pretty much what you'd expect - pleasant and relaxing in that way that's indefinably associated with smart international hotels. I shared my burden with two people: my longest-standing gay friend, with whom I could joke and put up a fairly brave face, and my former boyfriend and indefinably dear friend, Olivier. There is something indefinably cosy about them. To northern eyes, there is something indefinably Catalan about design of this house. The sensation of luxury that you get in a cashmere jersey is a bit like the feeling of wearing madly expensive underwear - no one knows you're doing it, but you somehow look indefinably better than usual. Definition of indefinable in US English: indefinable adjectiveˌindəˈfīnəb(ə)lˌɪndəˈfaɪnəb(ə)l Not able to be defined or described exactly. 难以确定的；无法名状的 she reminds me, in some indefinable way, of my grandmother 她莫名其妙地让我想起祖母。 Example sentencesExamples But they are utterly indefinable by way of positive definition hence my requirement of negative demarcation. It is a challenging attempt to define what is often indefinable. Perhaps subliminally it is this which gave her performances that indefinable, electric edge which drew audiences magnetically to her and held them spellbound. So perfect objectivity is not just unachievable but indefinable. This feeling is not toward any one English person in particular, or even a whole load of English, but that indefinable thing that the word England has come to symbolise for me. He displayed that elusive, indefinable quality: he looked presidential. Ever since the ancient Greek artist Debutades traced a line around the silhouette of her lover's face, artists have been attempting to define the indefinable. His eyes flashed just a little bit, with some vague, indefinable emotion, perhaps surprise, when he saw she was still lying in bed. Being cool is one of those indefinable qualities that's almost impossible to pin down. Austrians can offer an alternative approach that does not depend on having to define or measure what is conceptually indefinable or unmeasurable. In those hours I laughed so hard my face hurt, I cried, I felt happiness, sadness, empathy, anger and other indefinable emotions. Poetry is the power of defining the indefinable in terms of the unforgettable. So Rose Boys had a modest political aim, as well as satisfying an obscure and perhaps indefinable personal need. An indefinable element that catches your eye; I had no trouble spotting her in the midst of a crowd of jeans-and-tees teenagers. A third draft corrected some of these problems, but I still felt, without quite being able to articulate it, that in some indefinable way the script had lost ground. And undoubtedly, their mysterious, indefinable quality is the source of their disconcerting power. In all shapes, sizes and more than anything, in those indefinable vibrant shades, butterflies seem to carry an uncanny beauty about them. He did not know where his own mind ended and the rest of the world flooded in: the boundary was vague, indefinable. The answer depended ultimately on a policy decision informed by history and indefinable concepts of nationality and nationhood. It is that indefinable something that is drawing another Afghan refugee, 70-year-old Taj Bara back to Kabul. Synonyms hard to define, hard to describe, indescribable, inexpressible, nameless
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