indefinable
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++in·de·fi·na·ble /ˌɪndɪˈfaɪnəbəl◂/ adjective DESCRIBEan indefinable feeling, quality etc is difficult to describe or explain 〔情感、品质等〕难以描述的；难以解释的 She felt an indefinable sadness. 她感到一种难以名状的悲伤。 —indefinably adverb
Examples from the Corpus
indefinable• And yet about him there hung the indefinable air of ugliness.• In coming here, he was actually following psychic instinct, an indefinable but insinuating impulse to visit the court of Voronov-Vaux.• Because of its name and that pale blue the school enjoyed a peculiar indefinable distinction.• More and more the soldiers felt a certain indefinable malaise during their brief periods of leave at home.• Moore's view is that it is a simple and therefore indefinable property.• She felt a sudden indefinable sadness.• You learn to recognise them through experience; it's often an indefinable something that's lacking.• That has something to do with the indefinable thing called talent.• The air in here was personalized and unhealthy in an indefinable way.in·de·fi·na·ble adjectiveChineseSyllable
to feeling, or describe Corpus explain quality an indefinable etc difficult is
indefinable
in‧de‧fi‧na‧ble /ˌɪndɪˈfaɪnəbəl◂/
adjective
an indefinable feeling, quality etc is difficult to describe or explain:
She felt an indefinable sadness.
—indefinably adverb
in‧de‧fi‧na‧ble /ˌɪndɪˈfaɪnəbəl◂/
adjectivean indefinable feeling, quality etc is difficult to describe or explain:
—indefinably adverb