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inscrutability

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ɪnˌskruːtəˈbɪlɪtɪ/


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
in•scru•ta•ble /ɪnˈskrutəbəl/USA pronunciation   adj. 
  1. incapable of being analyzed.
  2. not easily understood:an inscrutable smile.
in•scru•ta•bil•i•ty/ɪnˌskrutəˈbɪlɪti/USA pronunciation  in•scru•ta•ble•ness, n. [uncountable]
in•scru•ta•bly, adv. 

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
in•scru•ta•ble  (in skro̅o̅′tə bəl),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. incapable of being investigated, analyzed, or scrutinized;
    impenetrable.
  2. not easily understood;
    mysterious;
    unfathomable:an inscrutable smile.
  3. incapable of being seen through physically;
    physically impenetrable:the inscrutable depths of the ocean.
  • Late Latin inscrūtābilis. See in-3, scrutable
  • late Middle English 1400–50
in•scru′ta•bil′i•ty, in•scru′ta•ble•ness, n. 
in•scru′ta•bly, adv. 
    1. hidden, incomprehensible, undiscoverable, inexplicable. See mysterious. 
    1. comprehensible.

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