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Dictionary: in·scru·ta·ble   (ĭn-skrū'tə-bəl) pronunciation
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.

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adjective

    Incapable of being grasped by the intellect or understanding: impenetrable, incomprehensible, uncomprehensible, unfathomable, unintelligible. See knowledge/ignorance.

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Definition: hidden, mysterious; blank
Antonyms: clear, comprehensible, expressive, evident, intelligible, obvious, plain, transparent


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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: Impenetrably mysterious or profound.

pronunciation 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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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

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 不可解な

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) غامض, غير واضح‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮שאין להבינו, שאין לרדת לעומקו, סתום, עמוק, מסתורי‬


 
 
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