different between inscrutable vs imponderable

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.

English

Etymology

From im- +? ponderable.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?m?p?nd???bl/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?m?p??nd???bl/

Adjective

imponderable (comparative more imponderable, superlative most imponderable)

1. Not ponderable; without sensible or appreciable weight; incapable of being weighed.
2. Difficult or impossible to comprehend or evaluate.

Translations

Noun

imponderable (plural imponderables)

1. (physics) An imponderable substance or body; specifically, in the plural, a name formerly applied to heat, light, electricity, and magnetism.
2. An imponderable question.

Translations

References

• imponderable in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• imponderable in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

Spanish

Adjective

imponderable (plural imponderables)

1. imponderable