inscrutable

inscrutable
UK [ɪnˈskruːtəb(ə)l] / US [ɪnˈskrutəb(ə)l] adjective
if someone is inscrutable, it is impossible to understand what they are thinking or feeling from their expression or from what they say

His face remained inscrutable and unsmiling.


Derived words:
inscrutability
UK [ɪnˌskruːtəˈbɪlətɪ] / US [ɪnˌskrutəˈbɪlətɪ] noun uncountable
inscrutably
adverb

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  • inscrutable — Inscrutable …   Thresor de la langue françoyse

  • inscrutable — ⇒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… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Inscrutable — 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; …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • inscrutable — (del lat. «inscrutabĭlis»; ant.) adj. Inescrutable. * * * inscrutable. (Del lat. inscrutabĭlis). adj. desus. inescrutable …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • inscrutable — I adjective ambiguous, baffling, blank, cloudy, concealed, deadpan, enigmatic, expressionless, hidden, impassive, impenetrable, impossible to understand, inapprehensible, incognizable, incomprehensible, indiscernible, inexplicable, insoluble,… …   Law dictionary

  • inscrutable — (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 …   Etymology dictionary

  • inscrutable — *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 …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • inscrutable — [adj] hidden, mysterious; blank ambiguous, arcane, cabalistic, deadpan*, difficult, enigmatic, impenetrable, incomprehensible, inexplicable, mysterial, mystic, poker faced*, secret, sphinxlike, unaccountable, undiscoverable, unexplainable,… …   New thesaurus

  • inscrutable — 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 …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

  • inscrutable — (Del lat. inscrutabĭlis). adj. desus. inescrutable …   Diccionario de la lengua española

  • inscrutable — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ impossible to understand or interpret. DERIVATIVES inscrutability noun inscrutably adverb. ORIGIN Latin inscrutabilis, from in not + scrutari to search …   English terms dictionary

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