insoluble

insoluble

English

Etymology

From Old French, from Latin insolubilis (in- + solubilis).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

insoluble (comparative more insoluble, superlative most insoluble)

1. That cannot be dissolved.
2. That cannot be solved; unsolvable; insolvable.
3. That cannot be explained; mysterious or inexplicable.
4. That cannot be broken down or dispersed.

Synonyms

• (not explainable): inexplicable; See Thesaurus:incomprehensible or Thesaurus:mysterious

Antonyms

• soluble

Related terms

• insolubility
• insolubly

Translations

not soluble; that cannot be dissolved

Bulgarian: неразтворим (neraztvorim) Catalan: insoluble (ca) Czech: nerozpustný Dutch: onoplosbaar (nl) Finnish: liukenematon (fi) German: unlösbar (de) Italian: insolubile (it) Japanese: 溶けない (ja) (tokenai), 不溶の (ja) (fuyō no) Maori: mehakore Norwegian: Bokmål: uløselig Polish: nierozpuszczalny (pl) Portuguese: insolúvel Romanian: insolubil (ro) Spanish: insoluble (es) Swedish: olöslig (sv) Tagalog: dilusawin Welsh: anhydawdd (cy)

not solvable; that cannot be solved

Bulgarian: нерешим (nerešim) Catalan: insoluble (ca) Czech: neřešitelný Dutch: onoplosbaar (nl) Finnish: ratkeamaton, ratkaisematon (fi) German: unlösbar (de) Greek: αξεδιάλυτος (el) (axediálytos) Italian: insolubile (it) Japanese: 解けない (ja) (tokenai), 割り切れない (warikirenai), 不可解な (ja) (fukakai na)

not explainable

Bulgarian: необясним (bg) (neobjasnim) Dutch: onverklaarbaar (nl) Finnish: selittämätön German: unerklärlich Italian: inspiegabile (it) Japanese: 解けない (ja) (tokenai), 割り切れない (warikirenai), 不可解な (ja) (fukakai na)

Noun

insoluble (plural insolubles)

1. Any substance that cannot be dissolved.
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Catalan

Etymology

From Latin īnsolūbilis.

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /in.suˈlu.blə/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /in.soˈlu.ble/

Adjective

insoluble (masculine and feminine plural insolubles)

1. insoluble
2. unsolvable

Further reading

• “insoluble” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “insoluble”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023
• “insoluble” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “insoluble” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

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French

Etymology

From Latin īnsolūbilis.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

insoluble (plural insolubles)

1. (chemistry) insoluble
2. (mathematics) insoluble

Further reading

• “insoluble”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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Spanish

Etymology

From Latin īnsolūbilis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /insoˈluble/ [ĩn.soˈlu.β̞le]
• Rhymes: -uble
• Syllabification: in‧so‧lu‧ble

Adjective

insoluble (plural insolubles)

1. insoluble
2. unsolvable

Further reading

• “insoluble”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014