different between illegible vs inscrutable

English

Etymology

il- +? legible

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??l?d???b?l/

Adjective

illegible (comparative more illegible, superlative most illegible)

1. Not clear enough to be read; unreadable; not legible or decipherable.

   Antonym: legible

Synonyms

Derived terms

• illegibly

See also

• eligible

Translations

Catalan

Alternative forms

• il·legible

Etymology

in- +? llegible

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /i.????i.bl?/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /i.?e?d??i.ble/

Adjective

illegible (masculine and feminine plural illegibles)

1. illegible

Derived terms

• illegibilitat

Further reading

• “illegible” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “illegible” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
• “illegible” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.

English

Etymology

Borrowed into late Middle English from Late Latin ?nscr?t?bilis, from in- (“not”) + scr?t? (“to examine”), corresponding to in- +? scrutable

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??n?sk?u?t?bl?/
• Hyphenation: in?scrut?able

Adjective

inscrutable (comparative more inscrutable, superlative most inscrutable)

1. Difficult or impossible to comprehend, fathom, or interpret.

   Synonyms: ineffable; see also Thesaurus:incomprehensible

Derived terms

• inscrutability
• inscrutableness
• inscrutably

Translations

See also

• inexplorable

Noun

inscrutable (plural inscrutables)

1. One who or that which is inscrutable; a person, etc. that cannot be comprehended.

References

• James A. H. Murray [et al.], editors (1884–1928) , “Inscrutable”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), volume V (H–K), London: Clarendon Press, OCLC 15566697, page 329.