English Explanatory Dictionary

insoluble

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. That cannot be dissolved.
  2. That cannot be solved.
  3. That cannot be explained.
  4. That cannot be broken down or dispersed.
noun
  1. Any substance that cannot be dissolved.

Pronunciation

/ɪnˈsɒljʊbəl/ /ɪnˈsɑljəbəl/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vininn126-insoluble.wav

Word forms

insoluble more insoluble most insoluble insolubles

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.

Synonyms

indissoluble undissolvable insolvable unsolvable inexplicable unexplainable unexplained mysterious abstruse Chinese dense enigmatic fathomless Greek inapprehensible incognizable incomprehensible ineffable inenubilable impenetrable insensible inscrutable insoluble nonunderstandable obscure retruse tenebrose thick undecipherable undiscoverable unfathomable ungraspable unintelligible unknowable ununderstandable arcane cryptic ill-defined mysterial mysterioso mystic runish sibylline systerious uncertain undefined undetermined

Antonyms

soluble dissoluble dissolvable solvable

Derived words

insolubility insolubilize insolubleness insolubly
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