inscrutable
1inscrutable — Inscrutable …
2inscrutable — ⇒INSCRUTABLE, adj. Qui ne peut être scruté; que l intelligence humaine ne peut comprendre, percevoir. Synon. impénétrable, incompréhensible. Le christianisme reçoit tout de Dieu et de son inscrutable sagesse. Il est insensé de ramener les choses… …
3Inscrutable — In*scru ta*ble, a. [L. inscrutabilis : cf. F. inscrutable. See {In } not, and {Scrutiny}.] Unsearchable; incapable of being searched into and understood by inquiry or study; impossible or difficult to be explained or accounted for satisfactorily; …
4inscrutable — (del lat. «inscrutabĭlis»; ant.) adj. Inescrutable. * * * inscrutable. (Del lat. inscrutabĭlis). adj. desus. inescrutable …
5inscrutable — I adjective ambiguous, baffling, blank, cloudy, concealed, deadpan, enigmatic, expressionless, hidden, impassive, impenetrable, impossible to understand, inapprehensible, incognizable, incomprehensible, indiscernible, inexplicable, insoluble,… …
6inscrutable — (adj.) c.1500, from L.L. inscrutabilis, from in not, opposite of (see IN (Cf. in ) (1)) + scrutabilis, from scrutari examine, ransack (see SCRUTINY (Cf. scrutiny)). Related: Inscrutably …
7inscrutable — *mysterious, arcane Analogous words: profound, abysmal, *deep: baffling, balking, thwarting, frustrating, foiling (see FRUSTRATE): hidden, concealed, secreted (see HIDE): enigmatic, cryptic, dark, *obscure, vague: mystifying, perplexing, puzzling …
8inscrutable — [adj] hidden, mysterious; blank ambiguous, arcane, cabalistic, deadpan*, difficult, enigmatic, impenetrable, incomprehensible, inexplicable, mysterial, mystic, poker faced*, secret, sphinxlike, unaccountable, undiscoverable, unexplainable,… …
9inscrutable — Inscrutable. adj. de tout genre. Impenetrable, qui ne peut estre conceu, qui ne peut estre compris par l esprit humain. Il ne se dit guere qu en parlant des desseins de Dieu, des decrets de la Providence. Les desseins de Dieu sont inscrutables …
10inscrutable — (Del lat. inscrutabĭlis). adj. desus. inescrutable …
