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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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noun

A way or means of approaching or entering; an entrance; a passage.

“Writers often choose access when discussing complex ideas.”

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undescribing

Part of SpeechadjectivePronunciation/uhn-dih-skry-bing/

Not describing or failing to describe something; lacking descriptive qualities.

In a Sentence

“The artist's latest work was intentionally undescribing, leaving viewers to interpret the abstract shapes themselves.”

Origin

From prefix 'un-' (not) and verb 'describe'.

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Synonyms

vagueunclearinexpressiveuncommunicativesilentunstated

Antonyms

descriptiveexplicitcleardetailedeloquentexpressive

Related Words

undescribeundescribeddescribedescribeddescribingdescriptiondescriptiveindescribable

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