indescribable
adjective
in·de·scrib·able
ˌin-di-ˈskrī-bə-bəl 
1
: that cannot be described
an indescribable sensation
2
: surpassing description
indescribable joy
indescribableness
noun
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Examples of indescribable in a Sentence
the indescribable immensity of Mount Everest
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Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 1 Aug. 2024
The task of crafting an intellectual definition of love — a feeling so indescribable and transcendent that empires have crumbled and countless lives have blown up just because humans craved a little more of it — is, by definition, an impossible task.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 5 July 2024
What is Fundamentalism? Fundamentalism, which shifts the balance between authority structures and the indescribable divine, emerged after medieval society gave way to the modern.
—JSTOR Daily, 24 June 2024
Six families are currently contending with the indescribable burden of grief as a result of the loss of a loved one.
—Armstrong Williams, Baltimore Sun, 28 Mar. 2024
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indescribable
adjective
in·de·scrib·able
ˌin-di-ˈskrī-bə-bəl
: impossible to describe
indescribable beauty
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