In-definable

in·de·fin·a·ble

[in-di-fahy-nuh-buhl]
adjective
1.
not definable; not readily identified, described, analyzed, or determined.
noun
2.
something that cannot be defined: the indefinables of great musicianship.

Origin:
1800–10; in-3 + definable

in·de·fin·a·ble·ness, noun
in·de·fin·a·bly, adverb
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indefinable (ˌɪndɪˈfaɪnəbəl) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
incapable of being defined or analysed: there was an indefinable sense of terror
 
inde'finableness
 
n
 
inde'finably
 
adv

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indefinable
1810, from in- "not" + definable (see define).
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