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unplaceable
adjective
uk /ˌʌnˈpleɪ.sə.bəl/ us /ˌʌnˈpleɪ.sə.bəl/
If something is unplaceable, it is impossible to say where it is from or what it is:
Her voice is flat and her accent is unplaceable.
The band's music still has unplaceable electronic sounds.
If a person is unplaceable, it is impossible to find a suitable place for them:
No child in care should be considered unplaceable for adoption.
They were charmed by his unplaceable foreign accent.
There's something unplaceable about her, although I think she's French.
The unplaceable landscapes his characters used to drift through are replaced by the Berlin of 1955.
The perfume has hints of lemon and vanilla, and an unplaceable undercurrent.
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