indefinable

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It expresses a general anxiety the prompt of which is indefinable, a nagging sense that has no singularly compelling explanation.

From Salon • Dec. 27, 2024

Developed by Bruce Timm, whose mid-’90s “Batman: The Animated Series” was also something of a throwback, featuring Batman and Robin in their classic gear and a chronologically indefinable mise-en-scene.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 31, 2024

A certain indefinable, know-it-when-you-hear-it sense of reverence and good cheer?

From New York Times • Dec. 5, 2023

The crushing of the belief that the Seattle ballclub, by dint of some indefinable flaw in their DNA, would always wilt and wither in crunchtime.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 1, 2022

There was a new quiet feeling and an indefinable smell, new and faintly fragrant.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith