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- Dictionaryinsoluble/ɪnˈsɒljʊbl/
adjective
- 1. impossible to solve: "the problem is not insoluble" Similar
- 2. (of a substance) incapable of being dissolved: "once dry, the paints become insoluble in water" Similar
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INSOLUBLE definition: 1. (of a problem) so difficult that it is impossible to solve: 2. (of a substance) impossible to…. Learn more.
The meaning of INSOLUBLE is not soluble. How to use insoluble in a sentence. not soluble: such as; incapable of being dissolved in a liquid and especially water; also : soluble only with difficulty or to a slight degree…
Insoluble definition: incapable of being dissolved. See examples of INSOLUBLE used in a sentence.
Definition of 'insoluble' Word Frequency. insoluble. (ɪnsɒljʊbəl ) 1. adjective. An insoluble problem is so difficult that it is impossible to solve. I pushed the problem aside; at present it was insoluble. It was an insoluble dilemma and one which I could do nothing about.
INSOLUBLE meaning: 1. (of a problem) so difficult that it is impossible to solve: 2. (of a substance) impossible to…. Learn more.
When a substance is insoluble, it cannot be dissolved or loosened in water. Similarly, a situation that is insoluble has no hope of being solved. When a marriage is beyond repair and cannot be fixed, it is insoluble.
INSOLUBLE definition: 1. An insoluble problem, mystery, etc is impossible to solve. 2. An insoluble substance does not…. Learn more.
Definition of insoluble adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
in·sol·u·ble. (ĭn-sŏl′yə-bəl) adj. 1. That cannot be dissolved: insoluble matter. 2. Difficult or impossible to solve or explain; insolvable: insoluble riddles. [Middle English insolible, from Latin īnsolūbilis : in-, not; see in-1 + solvere, to loosen; see soluble .] in·sol′u·bil′i·ty, in·sol′u·ble·ness n.
Difficult or impossible to solve or explain; insolvable. Insoluble riddles. American Heritage. That cannot be explained; mysterious or inexplicable. Wiktionary. Synonyms: indissoluble. unexplainable. inexplicable. baffling. unresolved. mysterious. insolvable. Antonyms: soluble. obvious. explainable. solvable. explicable. open. Origin of Insoluble.
