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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the indescribable immensity of Mount Everest
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Pete Hammond, Deadline, 8 Apr. 2025
Loch Ness, the infamous freshwater lake in the Scottish Highlands, has long been thought to be the home of an indescribable creature.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 2 Apr. 2025
However dated that now sounds, the pair were photographed time and again in all their stylish glory, and more often than not, smiling or laughing — with that indescribable, and sometimes mischievous, verve.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 18 Mar. 2025
This feeling that Irish reality was at once incredible and indescribable became almost a standard response to the Great Hunger.
—Fintan O'Toole, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025
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“Indescribable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/indescribable. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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indescribable
adjective
in·de·scrib·able
ˌin-di-ˈskrī-bə-bəl
: impossible to describe
indescribable beauty
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