defy description

Frequency: 4.51.5 per million words

To be so unusual or extreme that it is impossible to describe.

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Examples (10)

  • His face was so odd that it defies description.
  • The beauty of the aurora borealis truly defies description; you have to see it for yourself.
  • The complexity and emotion in his final symphony defy description.
  • The scene of the aftermath was a chaotic mess that defied description.
  • The joy she felt holding her newborn for the first time was a feeling that defies description.
  • The unique flavor of the exotic fruit was so new and complex it almost defied description.
  • The acrobat's breathtaking performance was an act of skill and courage that defies description.
  • The technological advancements we might see in the next century are of a scale that will likely defy description.
  • The cruelty he witnessed during the war was of a kind that defies description.
  • The quantum phenomenon exhibits a form of entanglement that continues to defy description by classical physics.