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— John Milton

Say, Heavenly Muse, shall not thy sacred vein 15

Afford a present to the Infant God?

Hast thou no verse, no hymn, or solemn strain,

To welcome him to this his new abode,

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Able to be tolerated or allowed; satisfactory or suitable for a particular purpose or situation.

“The teacher said that a score of 70% or higher was acceptable for passing the test.”

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indefinable

Part of SpeechnounPronunciation/in-di-fuh-nuh-buhl/

Anything that cannot be defined.

In a Sentence

“The feeling she described was indefinable, beyond any words we could use.”

Origin

From Latin indefinābilis, from indefinire ‘to not define’.

Common Phrases

. indefinablesomething indefinablequality indefinableway indefinablecharm indefinablesense indefinableindefinable somethingindefinable certain

Synonyms

undefinableineffablevagueuntellableunspeakableindescribable

Antonyms

definable

Related Words

inexpressibleunexpressibleunutterableundefined

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