Indescribable
adjective
Something that is so amazing, extreme or impressive that it's difficult to describe.
The view from the mountain top was simply indescribable.
Often appears as...
- indescribable joy
- indescribable beauty
adjective
Something that is hard to understand or appreciate fully.
The depth of her sacrifice was indescribable.
Often appears as...
- indescribable complexity
- indescribable sorrow
adjective
Something that is so amazing, extreme or impressive that it's difficult to describe.
The view from the mountain top was simply indescribable.
Often appears as...
- indescribable joy
- indescribable beauty
adjective
Something that is hard to understand or appreciate fully.
The depth of her sacrifice was indescribable.
Often appears as...
- indescribable complexity
- indescribable sorrow
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Pro Tip 1/3Intensity Emphasis
Use 'indescribable' to stress how strong or intense an experience or feeling is.
She felt an indescribable rage after the betrayal.
Pro Tip 2/3Beyond Words
'Indescribable' suggests that words aren't enough to explain the enormity of the feeling or sight.
His performance was indescribable — you had to be there.
Pro Tip 3/3Positive or Negative
The word can be used for extremely good or bad experiences.
After the accident, she was in indescribable pain.
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comprehensibleexplicableimagineineffableinexpressibleparallelunutterable
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My journey from Marine...
and they constantly demonstrate that they're not going to abandon you? And meanwhile, at acting school I was really, for the first time, discovering playwrights and characters and plays that had nothing to do with the military, but were somehow describing my military experience in a way that before to me was indescribable.
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Upgrading management...
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The New Era of Discovery...
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Watch the Total Solar...
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An inventory of the...
Wherever he went, at every stall he stopped he was closely followed by a devoted smiling woman of indescribable ugliness. Try as he might, he couldn't get away from her. A few days later he received a letter from a constituent saying how much she admired him,
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The science of...
We like to think of romantic feelings as spontaneous and indescribable things that come from the heart. But it's actually your brain running a complex series of calculations within a matter of seconds
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Where joy hides and how...
they're joyful for nearly everyone. They're universally joyful. And seeing them all together, it gave me this indescribably hopeful feeling. The sharply divided, politically polarized world we live in
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The violin, and my dark...
was just indescribable, and it was a real eye-opening experience for me too, and it totally changed my perspective on life and set me free from the pressure of becoming a successful violinist.
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The Dinosaur Expert PIPE...
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Rough Handling PIPE Locked...
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My journey from Marine...
and they constantly demonstrate that they're not going to abandon you? And meanwhile, at acting school I was really, for the first time, discovering playwrights and characters and plays that had nothing to do with the military, but were somehow describing my military experience in a way that before to me was indescribable.
Video examples
Upgrading management...
the word email with memo this could represent the life of a worker one century ago and it's frustrating because we all know what a great day feels like a day where you're able to keep the most important thing the most important thing that indescribable feeling that sense of
Video examples
The New Era of Discovery...
beautiful scene I would routinely be hit in the gut with a sobering contradiction between the beauty of our planet and the suffering that exists on our planet what I couldn't reconcile was the indescribable beauty of our seemingly peaceful blue planet suspended in this
Video examples
Watch the Total Solar...
the awe of in Eclipse is actually not looking at the Sun but looking around you it's going to be dark as night right it's going to be cold and the color apparently of the sky of the ground of your skin is a color that's almost indescribable because this is a type of
Video examples
An inventory of the...
Wherever he went, at every stall he stopped he was closely followed by a devoted smiling woman of indescribable ugliness. Try as he might, he couldn't get away from her. A few days later he received a letter from a constituent saying how much she admired him,
Video examples
The science of...
We like to think of romantic feelings as spontaneous and indescribable things that come from the heart. But it's actually your brain running a complex series of calculations within a matter of seconds
Video examples
Where joy hides and how...
they're joyful for nearly everyone. They're universally joyful. And seeing them all together, it gave me this indescribably hopeful feeling. The sharply divided, politically polarized world we live in
Video examples
The violin, and my dark...
was just indescribable, and it was a real eye-opening experience for me too, and it totally changed my perspective on life and set me free from the pressure of becoming a successful violinist.
Video examples
The Dinosaur Expert PIPE...
I'm Steve Barsotti and I'm a paleontologist who studies dinosaurs there's just something about dinosaurs there's some magic to them now some indescribable essence to them when I was
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Rough Handling PIPE Locked...
the pain was indescribable this passion comes in and he introduced himself as working for the British
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Joel Osteen
American Clergyman
Christmas is the perfect time to celebrate the love of God and family and to create memories that will last forever. Jesus is God's perfect, indescribable gift. The amazing thing is that not only are we able to receive this gift, but we are able to share it with others on Christmas and every other day of the year.
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Tom Perez
American Politician
Involvement in my kids' sports teams is something I have made time for over the years. I've also been able to coach all three of them in baseball and basketball, something that has strengthened our bonds and given me indescribable joy. I wouldn't trade it for anything.
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Billy Campbell
American Actor
Aside from what it teaches you, there is simply the indescribable degree of peace that can be achieved on a sailing vessel at sea. I guess a combination of hard work and the seemingly infinite expanse of the sea - the profound solitude - that does it for me.
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William Godwin
English Writer
There is an indescribable something that ties us to life. For this purpose, it is not necessary that we should be happy. Though our life be almost without enjoyment, we do not consent to part with it.
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Jofra Archer
Belarusian Cricketer
I've played in tournaments around the world, and had success, but winning a Test is one of those indescribable feelings, especially against a really good team. Nothing compares.
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Walt Whitman
American Poet
There is that indescribable freshness and unconsciousness about an illiterate person that humbles and mocks the power of the noblest expressive genius.
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Henry Miller
American Author
The moment one gives close attention to any thing, even a blade of grass it becomes a mysterious, awesome, indescribably magnificent world in itself.
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Keerthy Suresh
Indian Actress
My collections are a reflection of my personality, and the satisfaction I get from wearing my own designs is indescribable.
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Steven Blum
American Actor
Anime has sent me all over the world, introducing me to people who have touched my life in indescribably profound ways.
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Gianluca Vialli
Italian Manager
It's an indescribable moment when you lift the cup and you scream with your supporters.
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Joel Osteen
American Clergyman
Christmas is the perfect time to celebrate the love of God and family and to create memories that will last forever. Jesus is God's perfect, indescribable gift. The amazing thing is that not only are we able to receive this gift, but we are able to share it with others on Christmas and every other day of the year.
Quote examples
Tom Perez
American Politician
Involvement in my kids' sports teams is something I have made time for over the years. I've also been able to coach all three of them in baseball and basketball, something that has strengthened our bonds and given me indescribable joy. I wouldn't trade it for anything.
Quote examples
Billy Campbell
American Actor
Aside from what it teaches you, there is simply the indescribable degree of peace that can be achieved on a sailing vessel at sea. I guess a combination of hard work and the seemingly infinite expanse of the sea - the profound solitude - that does it for me.
Quote examples
William Godwin
English Writer
There is an indescribable something that ties us to life. For this purpose, it is not necessary that we should be happy. Though our life be almost without enjoyment, we do not consent to part with it.
Quote examples
Jofra Archer
Belarusian Cricketer
I've played in tournaments around the world, and had success, but winning a Test is one of those indescribable feelings, especially against a really good team. Nothing compares.
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Walt Whitman
American Poet
There is that indescribable freshness and unconsciousness about an illiterate person that humbles and mocks the power of the noblest expressive genius.
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Henry Miller
American Author
The moment one gives close attention to any thing, even a blade of grass it becomes a mysterious, awesome, indescribably magnificent world in itself.
Quote examples
Keerthy Suresh
Indian Actress
My collections are a reflection of my personality, and the satisfaction I get from wearing my own designs is indescribable.
Quote examples
Steven Blum
American Actor
Anime has sent me all over the world, introducing me to people who have touched my life in indescribably profound ways.
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Gianluca Vialli
Italian Manager
It's an indescribable moment when you lift the cup and you scream with your supporters.
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