undefinable
adjective
un·de·fin·able
ˌən-di-ˈfī-nə-bəl 
: unable to be defined or precisely described : indefinable
a seemingly undefinable term
… he felt an undefinable dread laying hold on him …—
George Eliot
George EliotExamples of undefinable in a Sentence
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The answer to that pursuit can be found only in something given little attention in laboratories, classrooms and battlefields — the undefinable, unscientific realm of art.
—Valli Herman, Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2024
There’s one full of hair, a play on the undefinable ick one feels when one spots a stray hair in the sink or on the shower wall.
—Nora Taylor, Curbed, 2 Jan. 2024
Perhaps more than any other American player of the last decade, Eubanks has that undefinable star quality that draws fans in.
—Dan Wolken, USA TODAY, 26 July 2023
The rise of 'White Iverson' Post Malone, born Austin Richard Post, has always been something of a polarizing and undefinable character.
—Joshua Medintz, The Enquirer, 5 July 2023
An extraordinary, undefinable talent & unique human-being-mensch.
—Sophia Scorziello, Variety, 30 June 2023
Something undefinable and even a little confusing.
—Joe Magill, cleveland, 23 Dec. 2022
The other, a manic, undefinable mash-up of genres and tonal values, populated by a mostly Asian cast playing versions of their characters in a rapidly expanding multiverse.
—Ann Hornaday, Washington Post, 9 Mar. 2023
As a younger generation favors the Internet over cable, it’s given rise to a class of celebrity unknown and undefinable to many over a certain age.
—Washington Post, 15 Oct. 2020
Valli Herman, Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2024
There’s one full of hair, a play on the undefinable ick one feels when one spots a stray hair in the sink or on the shower wall.
—Nora Taylor, Curbed, 2 Jan. 2024
Perhaps more than any other American player of the last decade, Eubanks has that undefinable star quality that draws fans in.
—Dan Wolken, USA TODAY, 26 July 2023
The rise of 'White Iverson' Post Malone, born Austin Richard Post, has always been something of a polarizing and undefinable character.
—Joshua Medintz, The Enquirer, 5 July 2023
An extraordinary, undefinable talent & unique human-being-mensch.
—Sophia Scorziello, Variety, 30 June 2023
Something undefinable and even a little confusing.
—Joe Magill, cleveland, 23 Dec. 2022
The other, a manic, undefinable mash-up of genres and tonal values, populated by a mostly Asian cast playing versions of their characters in a rapidly expanding multiverse.
—Ann Hornaday, Washington Post, 9 Mar. 2023
As a younger generation favors the Internet over cable, it’s given rise to a class of celebrity unknown and undefinable to many over a certain age.
—Washington Post, 15 Oct. 2020
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“Undefinable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/undefinable. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
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