insolvable
English
Adjective
insolvable (comparative more insolvable, superlative most insolvable)
- Impossible to solve; insoluble.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of I. Watts to this entry?)
- Incapable of being paid or discharged.
- an insolvable debt
- Not capable of being loosed or disentangled; inextricable.
- Alexander Pope
- Bands insolvable.
- Alexander Pope
Synonyms
- (impossible to solve): See also Thesaurus:incomprehensible
- (all senses): insoluble}, unsolvable
Antonyms
- (impossible to solve): See also Thesaurus:comprehensible
- (all senses): soluble, solvable
Translations
impossible to solve
incapable of being paid
not capable of being disentangled
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French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɛ̃.sɔl.vabl̥/
Further reading
- “insolvable” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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