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indescribableness

indescribableness

9.9
A state that is impossible or very hard to describe in words
  • noun
  • /ˌɪndɪˈskraɪbəbəlnəs/
translation icon : indescriptibilidad
  • The sheer indescribableness of the scene left everyone in awe.

Examples

  • The indescribableness of her joy was evident in her smile.

  • The artist aimed to convey the indescribableness of beauty through abstract forms and colors.

  • He tried to capture the indescribableness of his emotions in his writing, but words failed him.

  • There is a certain indescribableness to the beauty of the sunset.

  • He tried to capture the indescribableness of his emotions in his writing, but words failed him.

  • The sheer indescribableness of the scene left everyone in awe.

  • There is a certain indescribableness to the beauty of the sunset.

Synonyms

indescribability
vsindescribableness
9.8

Something you cannot say in words

is the same meaning but uses a different noun ending
inexpressibility
vsindescribableness
8.9

A feeling or idea too hard to say in words

is focused on difficulty of description rather than expression
inexpressiveness
vsindescribableness
8.9

Hard to describe in words

is about difficulty of describing rather than failing to express
ineffability
vsindescribableness
9.9

A state of being impossible to fully describe in words

is about being very hard to describe rather than impossible to fully convey
indefinability
vsindescribableness
9.9

A state where you cannot describe something exactly

is about difficulty of general description rather than exact definition

Antonyms

152 3.0

How easy it is to understand what someone says or writes

How Describable

describable
1 2.7
indescribableness
9.9

Surface Forms

Morphology

indescribableness = indescribable (transparent) = in + describe + able + ness

Adding '-ness' to the adjective 'indescribable' straightforwardly forms a noun meaning the quality or state of being indescribable.

Etymology

Indescribableness comes from parts that mean 'not' (in-) and 'to write' (the scrib part, as in scribble or scribe). So indescribableness is the state of being 'not able to be put into words', which is why we use it for things that are too strong or strange to describe.