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Meaning of "inscrutability" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF INSCRUTABILITY

inscrutability  [ɪnˌskruːtəˈbɪlɪtɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF INSCRUTABILITY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Inscrutability is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES INSCRUTABILITY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of inscrutability in the English dictionary

The definition of inscrutability in the dictionary is the quality or state of being incomprehensible, mysterious or enigmatic.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH INSCRUTABILITY


ability
əˈbɪlɪtɪ
accessibility
əkˌsɛsɪˈbɪlɪtɪ
accountability
əˌkaʊntəˈbɪlɪtɪ
availability
əˌveɪləˈbɪlɪtɪ
capability
ˌkeɪpəˈbɪlɪtɪ
compatibility
kəmˌpætɪˈbɪlɪtɪ
disability
ˌdɪsəˈbɪlɪtɪ
durability
ˌdjʊərəˈbɪlɪtɪ
eligibility
ˌɛlɪdʒɪˈbɪlɪtɪ
flexibility
ˌflɛksɪˈbɪlɪtɪ
inability
ˌɪnəˈbɪlɪtɪ
liability
ˌlaɪəˈbɪlɪtɪ
mobility
məʊˈbɪlɪtɪ
nobility
nəʊˈbɪlɪtɪ
possibility
ˌpɒsɪˈbɪlɪtɪ
probability
ˌprɒbəˈbɪlɪtɪ
reliability
rɪˌlaɪəˈbɪlɪtɪ
responsibility
rɪˌspɒnsəˈbɪlɪtɪ
stability
stəˈbɪlɪtɪ
visibility
ˌvɪzɪˈbɪlɪtɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE INSCRUTABILITY

inscape
inscience
inscient
insconce
inscribable
inscribableness
inscribe
inscriber
inscription
inscriptional
inscriptive
inscriptively
inscroll
inscrutable
inscrutableness
inscrutably
insculp
insculpt
insculpture
inseam

WORDS THAT END LIKE INSCRUTABILITY

agility
credibility
facility
feasibility
fertility
functionality
hostility
humility
inevitability
instability
merchantability
profitability
suitability
susceptibility
sustainability
tranquility
usability
utility
variability
versatility
vulnerability

Synonyms and antonyms of inscrutability in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «inscrutability» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF INSCRUTABILITY

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The translations of inscrutability from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «inscrutability» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

不可预测
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

inescrutabilidad
570 millions of speakers

English

inscrutability
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

रहस्यमयता
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

غموض
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

загадочность
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

inscrutability
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

inscrutability
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

impénétrabilité
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Ketidakpastian
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Unergründlichkeit
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

不可解
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

불가사의
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Inscrutability
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

rất bí mật
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

inscrutability
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अनिश्चितता
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

anlaşılmazlık
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

imperscrutabilità
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

niepoznawalność
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

загадковість
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

inscrutabilității
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ανιχνευσιμότητα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

onnaspeurbaarheid
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

inscrutability
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

inscrutability
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of inscrutability

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «INSCRUTABILITY»

The term «inscrutability» is normally little used and occupies the 126.120 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «INSCRUTABILITY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about inscrutability

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «INSCRUTABILITY»

Discover the use of inscrutability in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to inscrutability and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
God Pro Nobis: On Non-metaphysical Realism and the ...
inscrutability of reference as a continuation of Quine's thesis of the indeterminacy of meaning.9 The thesis of the inscrutability of reference leads, in turn, to the thesis of ontological relativity. The Inscrutability of Reference Quine suggests that  ...
Karin Johannesson, 2007
2
The Themes of Quine's Philosophy: Meaning, Reference, and ...
Closely related to the doctrine of the inscrutability of reference is Quine's doctrine of ontological relativity. Some of the most difficult questions in the interpretation of Quine's philosophy arise in the attempt to understand this doctrine and to ...
Edward Becker, 2012
3
The Mind of Donald Davidson
Thus the referential inscrutability of 'gavagai' might be seen to lead to a more generalized indeterminacy insofar as 'gavagai' might figure in larger sentence constructions. However inscrutability will not lead to general indeterminacy in ...
Johannes Brandl, Wolfgang Leopold Gombocz, 1989
4
The Collected Works of Chogyam Trungpa: Volume Eight: Great ...
This is unlike the conventional concept of inscrutability, which is deviousness or a blank wall. For the warrior of inscrutable, fearlessness has been achieved, particularly from the previous experience of outrageousness. From that fearlessness ...
Carolyn Rose Gimian, Chogyam Trungpa, 2010
5
Meaning, Creativity, and the Partial Inscrutability of the ...
In this book, Julius M. Moravcsik disputes that a natural language is not and should not be represented as a formal language.
J. M. E. Moravcsik, 1998
6
The Atheist's Primer
inscrutability. Who are we to know God's ways? God is inscrutable to us and we are deluded and wrong to question His ways. This is certainly a common type of response. That God's ways are beyond our ken is consistent with the Bible (Rom.
Malcolm Murray, 2010
7
Philosophy of Mathematics: Structure and Ontology
To the extent that knowledge of model theory is a priori, so is mathematical knowledge. To close this long epistemological chapter, it will prove instructive to contrast the present conclusions with Quine's thesis of the inscrutability of reference.
Stewart Shapiro, 1997
8
Skeptical Theism: New Essays
The key to my solution is to recognize that the inscrutability thesis is ambiguous. The claim that there are evils that we cannot scrutinize a God-justifying reason for permitting is ambiguous between, (Inscrutability 1) There are evils that we have ...
Assistant Professor of Philosophy Trent Dougherty, Trent Dougherty, Justin P. McBrayer, 2014
9
Faith in the Enlightenment?: The Critique of the ...
The inscrutability of evil here follows from the fact that the original predisposition of human beings is a predisposition for doing good. Kant also uses this argument in the opposite direction. If we are by nature evil, i.e. corrupt in the very ground ...
Lieven Boeve, 2006
10
American Philosophy
INSCRUTABILITY. OF. REFERENCE. Consider the problem raised by W.V. Quine in Word and Object (1960). According to Quine, translation is indeterminate in light of all behavioral evidence. If we were to try to translate another language ...
Centennial Professor of Philosophy John Lachs, PH.D, John Lachs, Robert B. Talisse, 2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «INSCRUTABILITY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term inscrutability is used in the context of the following news items.
1
What is "I Refuse"? | Commonweal Magazine
One typical Petterson scene points both to the inscrutability of motive and the lingering effects of guilt. Jim and Tommy skate on a frozen lake, ... «Commonweal, Jul 15»
2
Looting frenzy at PSMI exposed - The Zimbabwe Independent
“Employees are also concerned about the inscrutability shrouding the facility obtained from Ecobank in May 2015 meant for employees' ... «Zimbabwe Independent, Jul 15»
3
Steel and shadows
INSCRUTABILITY was an asset in the Soviet Union. The less you gave away about yourself, the better: a father who disappeared in the gulag, ... «The Economist, Jul 15»
4
Lady Gaga's Latest Transgression: Acting Normal
... court confusion about her gender, sexuality, and even species, as though any kind of inscrutability only made her more powerful and alluring. «Slate Magazine, Jul 15»
5
Can you decipher these Canadian road signs, eh?
“Let us pause to ponder the poetic inscrutability of Canadian highway signs.” With that sentence, itself quite poetic, Boston Globe film critic Ty ... «Toronto Star, Jul 15»
6
Literary light shines on planets
... long synonymous with remoteness and inscrutability and darkness,” Sheehan shared in a recent email exchange with the Arizona Daily Sun. «Arizona Daily Sun, Jul 15»
7
Art In London's West End: Round-Up By Hannah-Rosanne Poulton
Their collective inscrutability appears hostile yet playful, wherein ambiguous narratives produce a timeless, elusive resilience to our ceaseless ... «ArtLyst, Jul 15»
8
Catching up with the dogs of Sochi
In a country whose people have a reputation for inscrutability, and where smiling at passing strangers is a cultural taboo, Sochi's sociable mutts ... «SI.com, Jul 15»
9
Canadian filmmakers find surprising renown at Czech festival
... clarify that The Forbidden Room is a crowd-pleaser – its ecstatic comedy proves too infectious for anyone to get bothered about inscrutability. «The Globe and Mail, Jul 15»
10
Seoul confirms Kim Jong-un purges behind North Korean defections
North Korea's extreme inscrutability makes it impossible to verify the information. Kim's ruthlessness showed in December 2013, when he ... «Big News Network.com, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Inscrutability [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/inscrutability>. May 2024 ».
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