inscrutable
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in·scru·ta·ble
(ĭn-skrū'tə-bəl) 
adj.
Difficult to fathom or understand; impenetrable. See synonyms at mysterious.
inscrutably in·scru'ta·bly adv.
adj.
Difficult to fathom or understand; impenetrable. See synonyms at mysterious.
[Middle English, from Old French, from Late Latin īnscrūtābilis : in-, not; see in-1 + scrūtārī, to scrutinize; see scrutiny.]
inscrutability in·scru'ta·bil'i·ty or in·scru'ta·ble·ness n.inscrutably in·scru'ta·bly adv.
Roget's Thesaurus:
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inscrutable
adjective
- Incapable of being grasped by the intellect or understanding: impenetrable, incomprehensible, uncomprehensible, unfathomable, unintelligible. See knowledge/ignorance.
Antonyms by Answers.com:
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inscrutable
adj
Definition: hidden, mysterious; blank
Antonyms: clear, comprehensible, expressive, evident, intelligible, obvious, plain, transparent
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inscrutable
IN BRIEF: Impenetrably mysterious or profound.
I cannot believe that the inscrutable universe turns on an axis of suffering; surely the strange beauty of the world must somewhere rest on pure joy!
— Louise Bogan (1897-1970), American poet & critic.
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Translations:
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Inscrutable
Dansk (Danish)
adj. - uransagelig, uudgrundelig
Nederlands (Dutch)
mysterieus, ondoorgrondelijk
Français (French)
adj. - impénétrable, inscrutable, fermé (un visage)
Deutsch (German)
adj. - unergründlich
Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - ανεξιχνίαστος, μυστηριώδης, αινιγματικός, ανέκφραστος
Italiano (Italian)
misterioso, inscrutabile
Português (Portuguese)
adj. - inescrutável
Русский (Russian)
непостижимый
Español (Spanish)
adj. - inescrutable, enigmático, insondable
Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - outgrundlig, mystisk, ogenomtränglig
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
难以了解的, 不能预测的
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 難以瞭解的, 不能預測的
한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 측량할 수 없는, 불가사의한, 수수께끼
العربيه (Arabic)
(صفه) غامض, غير واضح
עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - שאין להבינו, שאין לרדת לעומקו, סתום, עמוק, מסתורי
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