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1 per-plexus
per-plexus adj. with comp, interwoven, entangled, involved, intricate: iter silvae, V.: carmen perplexius, L.—Fig., intricate, unintelligible, ambiguous, obscure, inscrutable: sermones, L.: responsum, L.—As subst n., intricacy, perplexity: quidnam perplexi sua legatio haberet, L. -
2 inscrutabilis
inscrutabilis, inscrutabile ADJinscrutable, entirely mysterious, unfathomable; unknowable -
3 imperscrutabilis
imperscrūtābĭlis ( inp-), e, adj. [2. in-per-scrutabilis], impenetrable, inscrutable:pater,
Cassiod. Hist. Eccl. 1, 14; Hilar. Trin. 11, 47. -
4 imperspicabilis
imperspĭcābĭlis ( inp-), e, adj. [2. inperspicabilis], that cannot be seen through, inscrutable, incomprehensible:majestas,
Cassiod. de An. 3; Ambros. de Fide, 3, 14, § 110. -
5 ininventibilis
ĭn-inventĭbĭlis, e, adj. [2. in-invenio], not to be found out, inscrutable, Tert. adv. Herm. 45. -
6 inperscrutabilis
imperscrūtābĭlis ( inp-), e, adj. [2. in-per-scrutabilis], impenetrable, inscrutable:pater,
Cassiod. Hist. Eccl. 1, 14; Hilar. Trin. 11, 47. -
7 inperspicabilis
imperspĭcābĭlis ( inp-), e, adj. [2. inperspicabilis], that cannot be seen through, inscrutable, incomprehensible:majestas,
Cassiod. de An. 3; Ambros. de Fide, 3, 14, § 110. -
8 inscrutabilis
in-scrūtābĭlis, e, adj. [2. in-scrutor], inscrutable (eccl. Lat.):Dei judicia,
Aug. Ep. 106, 4; Hilar. Trin. 8, 38. -
9 perplexus
I.Lit.:II.figurae,
Lucr. 2, 102; cf. id. 2, 459; 463:foramina linguae,
id. 4, 621:corpora terraï,
id. 5, 452:iter silvae,
Verg. A. 9, 391; Plin. 9, 2, 1, § 2:nervi,
Vulg. Job, 40, 12.—Trop., intricate, involved, confused, perplexed, unintelligible, dark, ambiguous, obscure, inscrutable:B.sermones,
Liv. 40, 5:perplexius carmen,
id. 25, 12:perplexum Punico astu responsum,
id. 35, 14 fin. —As subst., intricacy, perplexity:ignorare se dixit, quidnam perplexi sua legatio haberet,
id. 34, 57.— Comp.:ratio perplexior,
Plin. 2, 15, 13, § 62.—Hence, adv.: perplexē, confusedly, perplexedly, obscurely:pergin', scelesta, mecum perplexe loqui?
Ter. Eun. 5, 1, 1:defectionem haud perplexe indicavere,
Liv. 6, 13; Curt. 8, 5, 13.— Comp.:perplexius errare,
Prud. adv. Symm. 2, 847:disputans,
Amm. 25, 3, 23.—
См. также в других словарях:
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