insolvableadj.

/ɪnˈsɒlvəb(ə)l/

Etymology: in- prefix⁴. Compare French insolvable (1431 in Godefroy Compl.; in Cotgrave).

Incapable of being solved.

†1. That cannot be loosed, unbound, or untied; = insoluble adj. 1a. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > fastening > condition of being fast bound or firmly fixed > [adjective] > of knots or bands > not loosened or becoming loose > unable to be loosened or undone

insoluble1382

unloosablec1425

inextricable1612

insolvable1652

dissolveless1706

unravellable1754

1652 F. Kirkman tr. A. Du Périer Loves Clerio & Lozia 95 Their souls and hearts were knit in an insolvable knot.

1690 in Coll. Scarce & Valuable Tracts (1748) I. 442 They would scarce apprehend that it could be a more strong or insolvable Bond.

1725 W. Broome in A. Pope et al. tr. Homer Odyssey II. viii. 480 To guard with bands Insolvable these gifts, thy care demands.

2. That cannot be solved or explained; = insoluble adj. 2.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > testing > resolving of problem, solution > [adjective] > incapable of being solved

insoluble1393

unresolvable1604

inextricable1613

indissolvable1637

unriddleable1647

irresolvable1660

unsolvible1664

insolvable1693

unsolvable1821

hen-and-egg1855

indissoluble1868

irresoluble1868

1693 Compl. Library 2 362 The Doctrine..is perplext with an infinite number of Monstrous and insolvable Difficulties.

1741 I. Watts Improvem. Mind i. i. 8 Geometry, wherein there appear some insolvable Difficulties.

1884 Christian Commonw. 28 Feb. 465/2 Answers are vainly sought to insolvable problems.

3. Incapable of being dissolved; = insoluble adj. 3.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > constitution of matter > density or solidity > state of being solid rather than fluid > [adjective] > insoluble in liquid

indissoluble1666

insoluble1713

unsoluble1756

insolvable1823

water-insoluble1897

1823 J. Badcock Domest. Amusem. 25 Being itself insolvable in any known menstruum.

4. Of a bank note or bill: That cannot be cashed.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > money > medium of exchange or currency > paper money > [adjective] > not convertible

insolvent1667

inconvertible1833

irredeemable1837

insolvable1846

1846 N. Hawthorne Mosses ii. viii. Earth's Holocaust 140 A bundle of counterfeit or insolvable bank-notes.

†5. Of a debt: That cannot be paid. Obsolete. rare.Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > payment > payment of debt > [adjective] > that cannot be paid (of debts)

unpayablec1500

insolvable1755

impayable1797

insoluble1850

1755 S. Johnson Dict. Eng. Lang. Insolvable,..that cannot be paid.

†6. Unable to pay one's debts; = insolvent adj. 1.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > management of money > insolvency > [adjective] > insolvent

insolventa1626

non-solvent1631

insolvable1648

unsolvable1656

insolutive1668

1648 tr. J.-F. Senault Paraphr. Job 202 Taking pawnes of those who were insolvable.

1724 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. (ed. 2) Insolvable,..Insolvent, not able to pay.

Derivatives

insolvaˈbility n. incapability of being solved or explained.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > testing > resolving of problem, solution > [noun] > quality of being solvable > lack of

insolubleness1672

insolvableness1727

insolvabilitya1834

insolubility1837

unsolvability1947

a1834 S. T. Coleridge Lit. Remains (1839) IV. 271 As soon as its insolvibility..is proved and accounted for.

1890 Smithsonian Rep. 100 A demonstration of the insolvability of this historic problem.

Thesaurus »

inˈsolvableness n. ‘uncapableness of being loosed or resolved’ (Bailey vol. II, 1727).

inˈsolvably adv. insolubly.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > testing > resolving of problem, solution > [adverb] > without solution

insolvably1795

insolubly1900

1795 G. Wakefield Reply 2nd Pt. Age of Reason 42 Something..so insolvably problematical.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	insolvable
释义	insolvableadj. /ɪnˈsɒlvəb(ə)l/ Etymology: in- prefix⁴. Compare French insolvable (1431 in Godefroy Compl.; in Cotgrave). Incapable of being solved. †1. That cannot be loosed, unbound, or untied; = insoluble adj. 1a. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > fastening > condition of being fast bound or firmly fixed > [adjective] > of knots or bands > not loosened or becoming loose > unable to be loosened or undone insoluble1382 unloosablec1425 inextricable1612 insolvable1652 dissolveless1706 unravellable1754 1652 F. Kirkman tr. A. Du Périer Loves Clerio & Lozia 95 Their souls and hearts were knit in an insolvable knot. 1690 in Coll. Scarce & Valuable Tracts (1748) I. 442 They would scarce apprehend that it could be a more strong or insolvable Bond. 1725 W. Broome in A. Pope et al. tr. Homer Odyssey II. viii. 480 To guard with bands Insolvable these gifts, thy care demands. 2. That cannot be solved or explained; = insoluble adj. 2. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > testing > resolving of problem, solution > [adjective] > incapable of being solved insoluble1393 unresolvable1604 inextricable1613 indissolvable1637 unriddleable1647 irresolvable1660 unsolvible1664 insolvable1693 unsolvable1821 hen-and-egg1855 indissoluble1868 irresoluble1868 1693 Compl. Library 2 362 The Doctrine..is perplext with an infinite number of Monstrous and insolvable Difficulties. 1741 I. Watts Improvem. Mind i. i. 8 Geometry, wherein there appear some insolvable Difficulties. 1884 Christian Commonw. 28 Feb. 465/2 Answers are vainly sought to insolvable problems. 3. Incapable of being dissolved; = insoluble adj. 3. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > constitution of matter > density or solidity > state of being solid rather than fluid > [adjective] > insoluble in liquid indissoluble1666 insoluble1713 unsoluble1756 insolvable1823 water-insoluble1897 1823 J. Badcock Domest. Amusem. 25 Being itself insolvable in any known menstruum. 4. Of a bank note or bill: That cannot be cashed. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > money > medium of exchange or currency > paper money > [adjective] > not convertible insolvent1667 inconvertible1833 irredeemable1837 insolvable1846 1846 N. Hawthorne Mosses ii. viii. Earth's Holocaust 140 A bundle of counterfeit or insolvable bank-notes. †5. Of a debt: That cannot be paid. Obsolete. rare.Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > payment > payment of debt > [adjective] > that cannot be paid (of debts) unpayablec1500 insolvable1755 impayable1797 insoluble1850 1755 S. Johnson Dict. Eng. Lang. Insolvable,..that cannot be paid. †6. Unable to pay one's debts; = insolvent adj. 1. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > management of money > insolvency > [adjective] > insolvent insolventa1626 non-solvent1631 insolvable1648 unsolvable1656 insolutive1668 1648 tr. J.-F. Senault Paraphr. Job 202 Taking pawnes of those who were insolvable. 1724 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. (ed. 2) Insolvable,..Insolvent, not able to pay. Derivatives insolvaˈbility n. incapability of being solved or explained. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > testing > resolving of problem, solution > [noun] > quality of being solvable > lack of insolubleness1672 insolvableness1727 insolvabilitya1834 insolubility1837 unsolvability1947 a1834 S. T. Coleridge Lit. Remains (1839) IV. 271 As soon as its insolvibility..is proved and accounted for. 1890 Smithsonian Rep. 100 A demonstration of the insolvability of this historic problem. Thesaurus » inˈsolvableness n. ‘uncapableness of being loosed or resolved’ (Bailey vol. II, 1727). inˈsolvably adv. insolubly. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > testing > resolving of problem, solution > [adverb] > without solution insolvably1795 insolubly1900 1795 G. Wakefield Reply 2nd Pt. Age of Reason 42 Something..so insolvably problematical. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < adj.1648
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