Definitions for Inscrutable
ɪnˈskru tə bəlin·scrutable

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. cryptic, cryptical, deep, inscrutable, mysterious, mystifyingadjective

   of an obscure nature

   "the new insurance policy is written without cryptic or mysterious terms"; "a deep dark secret"; "the inscrutable workings of Providence"; "in its mysterious past it encompasses all the dim origins of life"- Rachel Carson; "rituals totally mystifying to visitors from other lands"

WiktionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. inscrutablenoun

   One who or that which is inscrutable; a person, etc. that cannot be comprehended.

2. inscrutableadjective

   Difficult or impossible to comprehend, fathom or interpret.

   His inscrutable theories would years later become the foundation of a whole new science.

3. Etymology: From the inscrutabilis, from in- + scrutare, corresponding to

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Inscrutableadjective

   Unsearchable; not to be traced out by inquiry or study.

   Etymology: inscrutabilis, Lat. inscrutable, Fr.

   A jest unseen, inscrutable, invisible,
   As a weather-cock on a steeple. William Shakespeare, Two Gent. of Verona.

   This king had a large heart, inscrutable for good, and was wholly bent to make his kingdom and people happy. Francis Bacon.

   O how inscrutable! his equity
   Twins with his power. George Sandys.

   Hereunto they have recourse as unto the oracle of life, the great determinator of virginity, conception, fertility, and the inscrutable infirmities of the whole body. Thomas Browne, Vulg. Erro.

   We should contemplate reverently the works of nature and grace, the inscrutable ways of providence, and all the wonderful methods of God's dealing with men. Francis Atterbury.

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1. inscrutable

   Inscrutable refers to something or someone that is impossible to understand or interpret, often due to being mysterious or ambiguous.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. Inscrutableadjective

   unsearchable; incapable of being searched into and understood by inquiry or study; impossible or difficult to be explained or accounted for satisfactorily; obscure; incomprehensible; as, an inscrutable design or event

2. Etymology: [L. inscrutabilis : cf. F. inscrutable. See In- not, and Scrutiny.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Inscrutable

   in-skrōōt′a-bl, adj. that cannot be scrutinised or searched into and understood: inexplicable.—ns. Inscrutabil′ity, Inscrut′ableness.—adv. Inscrut′ably. [L. inscrutabilis—in, not, scrutāri, to search into.]

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Inscrutable in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Inscrutable in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of Inscrutable in a Sentence

1. Adolf Hitler:

   When over long periods of human history I scrutinized the activity of the Jewish people, suddenly there arose up in me the fearful question whether inscrutable Destiny, perhaps for reasons unknown to us poor mortals, did not, with eternal and immutable resolve, desire the final victory of this little nation.

2. I Ching:

   The quiet and solitary man apprehends the inscrutable. He seeks nothing, holds to the mean, and remains free from entanglements.

3. Louise Bogan:

   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!

4. Louise Bogan:

   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

5. David Riesman:

   America is not only big and rich, it is mysterious and its capacity for the humorous or ironical concealment of its interests matches that of the legendary inscrutable Chinese.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Inscrutable
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Inscrutable
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Inscrutable
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Inscrutable
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Inscrutable