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indescrivibile

indescribable

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Descriptions & Qualities Quality

Usage Note

Indescrivibile is invariable for gender but takes a plural indescrivibili. It intensifies nouns referring to intense experiences — una bellezza indescrivibile (indescribable beauty), un caos indescrivibile (indescribable chaos). In informal speech Italians often replace it with incredibile or assurdo; indescrivibile retains a slightly literary feel.

Examples

"Il tramonto era di una bellezza indescrivibile."

Natural Translation

The sunset was of indescribable beauty.

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