inscrutableness

Meanings

• adjective

  Unable to be understood, explained, or interpreted.

• Mystery or enigma.

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Variants

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inscrutabilities , inscrutability , inscrutable , inscrutableness , inscrutablenesses , inscrutably

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Etymology

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From the Latin word 'inscrutabilis', meaning unsearchable or unintelligible.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'inscrutableness' was first used in English in the 16th century.

2. Inscrutableness is a key theme in many works of literature, including 'Moby-Dick' by Herman Melville and 'The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde' by Robert Louis Stevenson.

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Related Concepts

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1. mystery: Inscrutableness is a type of mystery that is intentionally left unexplained or unexplored.

2. enigma: Inscrutableness is a quality of something that is an enigma, a puzzle that is difficult or impossible to solve.

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Quotes

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1. Of all the myths that have grown up around Alan Greenspan, the most powerful is the idea that he's willfully "inscrutable".

   - James Surowiecki,{it}New Yorker{/it},22 Jan. 2001

2. That wily politicians might adopt Franklin's distinction between appearance and reality to become "inscrutable" confidence men did not seem to trouble him.

   - John H. Summers,{it}Journal of American History{/it},December 2000

3. Supersymmetry is a magic mirror, and everything in what we imagine to be the real world has its ghostly, "inscrutable" mirror image.

   - Ian Stewart,{it}Prospect{/it},September 2003

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Culture

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Inscrutableness has been used extensively in literature and philosophy to describe mysterious or enigmatic characters, situations, or concepts. For example, in the novel 'The House of the Scorpion' by Nancy Farmer, the protagonist is an inscrutable and enigmatic figure who defies easy understanding.

How to Memorize "inscrutableness"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a locked safe with an intricate combination lock. Inscrutableness is like that safe - its contents may be valuable, but they are hidden and unreachable, accessible only to those who have the key (understanding).

2. associate
   

   - Associate inscrutableness with the image of a Rorschach inkblot test. Just as the inkblots can be interpreted in many different ways, inscrutable things can be understood in many different ways, depending on one's perspective.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a memorable phrase, such as 'Inscrutable is a word that's hard to scrutinize' or 'Inscrutable means a mystery that's hard to unravel'.

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