insoluble en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ɪnˈsɒljʊbəl/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- (US) audio
- /ɪnˈsɑljəbəl/ (General-American)
Etymology
From Middle English insolible, from Middle French insoluble, from Latin insolūbilis, from in- + solūbilis. Piecewise doublet of insolvable and unsolvable. By surface analysis, in- + soluble.
Meanings
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(physical) That cannot be dissolved.
Petroleum is largely insoluble in water.
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That cannot be solved.
This dispute, as already stated was insoluble in the ideological context in which it took place.
1978 [1976], Leszek Kołakowski, translated by P[aul] S[teven] Falla, Main Currents of Marxism, volume II: The Golden Age, Oxford: Clarendon Press, translation of Główne nurty marksizmu: rozwój (in Polish), →ISBN, →OCLC, page 253:The reason Fisher concluded that the problem is likely insoluble is that the ability of real-world agents to act on new perceived opportunities of arbitrage – including those that turn out to be incorrect – makes stability impossible to demonstrate without additional strong (and unrealistic) assumptions.
2024, Jeremy B. Rudd, A Practical Guide to Macroeconomics, page 3:
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That cannot be explained.
Near-synonyms: unexplained, mysterious; see also Thesaurus:incomprehensible, Thesaurus:mysterious
- That cannot be broken down or dispersed.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more insoluble | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most insoluble | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Antonyms
soluble · dissoluble · soluble · dissolvable · soluble · solvable · soluble · dissoluble · dissolvable · solvable
Deriveds
insolubleness · insolubility · insolubly · insolubilize
Synonyms
unexplainable · undiscoverable · sibylline · insensible · retruse · nonunderstandable · Greek · undissolvable · impenetrable · undetermined · undefined · runish · undissolvable · thick · insolvable · ill-defined · bottomless · dense · mysterious · fathomless · inscrutable · inenubilable · unfathomable · mysterioso · inexplicable · enigmatic · mysterious · enigmatic · inapprehensible · inexplicable · mysterial · ineffable · ununderstandable · mysterious · incomprehensible · obscure · insolvable · unexplained · abstruse · systerious · incognizable · unexplainable · mystic · insoluble · indissoluble · unknowable · inenubilable · cryptic · indissoluble · arcane · unsolvable · ungraspable · tenebrose · uncertain · unintelligible · Chinese · undecipherable
Translations (54)
mk нерастворлив (not soluble; that cannot be dissolved) · pl nierozpuszczalny (not soluble; that cannot be dissolved) · pl nierozwiązywalny (not solvable; that cannot be solved) · fr insoluble (not solvable; that cannot be solved) · hy անբացատրելի (not explainable) · tl dilusawin (not soluble; that cannot be dissolved) · es insoluble (not soluble; that cannot be dissolved) · ja 割り切れない (not solvable; that cannot be solved) · de unlösbar (not soluble; that cannot be dissolved) · fi ratkeamaton (not solvable; that cannot be solved) · ja 解けない (not solvable; that cannot be solved) · fi liukenematon (not soluble; that cannot be dissolved) · ca insoluble (not solvable; that cannot be solved) · hy չլուծվող (not soluble; that cannot be dissolved) · de unerklärlich (not explainable) · fi ratkaisematon (not solvable; that cannot be solved) · it insolubile (not solvable; that cannot be solved) · pl niewytłumaczalny (not explainable) · mk нерешлив (not solvable; that cannot be solved) · fi selittämätön (not explainable) · de unlösbar (not solvable; that cannot be solved) · pt insolúvel (not soluble; that cannot be dissolved) · mk необјаснив (not explainable) · pl nierozwiązalny (not solvable; that cannot be solved) · it inspiegabile (not explainable) · ro insolubil (not soluble; that cannot be dissolved) · ja 割り切れない (not explainable) · cmn 不溶 (not soluble; that cannot be dissolved) · hu megoldhatatlan (not solvable; that cannot be solved) · el αξεδιάλυτος (not solvable; that cannot be solved) · cs neřešitelný (not solvable; that cannot be solved) · nl onoplosbaar (not solvable; that cannot be solved) · cy anhydawdd (not soluble; that cannot be dissolved) · sv olöslig (not soluble; that cannot be dissolved) · ja 不可解な (not explainable) · ja 解けない (not explainable) · nl onoplosbaar (not soluble; that cannot be dissolved) · bg нерешим (not solvable; that cannot be solved) · it insolubile (not soluble; that cannot be dissolved) · nl onverklaarbaar (not explainable) · hu megmagyarázhatatlan (not explainable) · hy անլուծելի (not soluble; that cannot be dissolved) · mi mehakore (not soluble; that cannot be dissolved) · ja 溶けない (not soluble; that cannot be dissolved) · nb uløselig (not soluble; that cannot be dissolved) · ca insoluble (not soluble; that cannot be dissolved) · hy անլուծելի (not solvable; that cannot be solved) · bg необясним (not explainable) · ca irresoluble (not solvable; that cannot be solved) · ja 不溶の (not soluble; that cannot be dissolved) · hu oldhatatlan (not soluble; that cannot be dissolved) · cs nerozpustný (not soluble; that cannot be dissolved) · ja 不可解な (not solvable; that cannot be solved) · bg неразтворим (not soluble; that cannot be dissolved)