indeterminableadj.n.

/ɪndɪˈtəːmɪnəb(ə)l/

Etymology: < Latin indēterminābilis (Tertullian): see determinable adj. and n. Compare French indéterminable (1753 in Hatzfeld & Darmesteter).

A. adj. Not determinable.

†1. Incapable of being limited or bounded in respect of range, number, etc. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > existence and causation > existence > state or condition > infiniteness > [adjective] > that cannot be circumscribed

incomprehensiblea1340

interminablec1374

indeterminable1486

uncompassable?1536

incircumscriptible1550

unlimitable1576

uncircumscriptible1577

immensible1579

illimitable1596

uncircumscribable1608

abyssal1609

unboundable1622

undeterminable1633

indefinible1652

unterminablea1677

exterminable1813

1486 Bk. St. Albans, Her. A v Ther ben ix. vices contrari to gentilmen of the wiche v. ben indetermynable and iiij determynable. The v indetermynable ben theys: oon to be full of slowthe in his werris [etc.].

1649 Bp. J. Taylor Great Exemplar i. §11 His memory is indeterminable and unalterable, ever remembring to do us good.

1690 J. Locke Ess. Humane Understanding ii. xvii. 105 Conceiving our selves to be as it were in the Centre [of space], we do on all sides pursue those indeterminable Lines of Number.

2. Of disputes, difficulties, etc.: Incapable of being decided or settled.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > insecure knowledge, uncertainty > questionable state or quality > [adjective] > incapable of being decided

indeterminable1611

undeterminablea1639

undecidable1640

inconcludinga1644

indijudicable1660

undecisive1661

fallible1664

inconcludent1671

inconclusive1700

indecisive1726

1611 J. Speed Hist. Great Brit. ix. xvi. 671/1 In Monarchies..where lineall succession is the rule of inheritance, there somtimes fall out as great and as indeterminable difficulties, as where Election designeth the Successor.

1651 T. Hobbes Philos. Rudim. xvii. §27. 334 The controversies which rise among them will become innumerable, and indeterminable.

1841–8 F. Myers Catholic Thoughts II. iv. §32. 333 Were the whole question to be determined by the old Testament alone, it would be at present for us indeterminable.

a. Incapable of being definitely fixed or ascertained.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > unintelligibility > [adjective]

uncouthc897

unnimlyc1225

incomprehensiblea1340

unsearchablec1384

unknowable?c1400

investigablea1425

uncomprehensiblea1425

unthinkablec1445

imperscrutablec1450

inscrutablec1450

inopinable?a1475

incomprenable1502

unspectable?1504

incogitablec1522

uncogitable1529

impenetrable1531

inimaginable1534

inexplicable1555

unsensible1555

unscrutable1562

unfashionable1563

unpenetrable1581

unexcogitable1592

ineffable1598

inexcogitable1599

indivinable1603

ininvestigable1604

incapable1605

searchless?1606

uncomprehensive1609

unconceivable1611

undivinable1611

unimaginable1611

unexplicable1615

unintelligible1616

unapprehensible?1617

unfathomable1617

imprehensible1622

ununderstandablea1631

indeprehensible1633

indiscernible1635

inscrute1639

inapprehensiblea1641

indiscoverable1640

unexaminable1641

impervestigable1643

fathomless1645

inconceivable1646

indeterminable1646

inexplorable1646

insearchable1647

incomprehended1652

comprehendlessa1654

incomprehensive1656

untraceable1661

uninvestigablea1677

unintelligent1683

incognoscible1691

thought-transcendinga1711

uncognizable1720

acataleptic1727

undescriptive1744

elusive1751

impalpable1781

inaccessible1796

unconjecturable1806

uncognoscible1821

unascertainable1827

unfixable1831

unguessable1832

unrealizable1832

unsurveyable1833

hard-shelled1835

unintellective1837

undeemed1845

graspless1849

unconjectured1850

incognizable1852

ungraspable1853

unreadable1853

super-cerebral1854

elusory1856

trans-conscious1865

intangible1880

uncatchable1892

unspelt1892

unplumbable1895

unknowledgeable1920

indiscutable1933

the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > insecure knowledge, uncertainty > questionable state or quality > state of being unprovable > [adjective]

unprovable1387

unprobable1532

undeterminable1588

unveritable1589

undemonstrable1593

unwarrantable1612

indeterminable1646

unavouchable1650

undefinable1690

unascertainable1827

unverifiable1861

incorrigible1946

1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica vi. i. 273 As its [the world's] period is inscrutable, so is its nativity indeterminable .

1798 W. F. Mavor Brit. Tourists V. 31 Veins of rock run into the sea to an indeterminable distance.

1881 B. F. Westcott & F. J. A. Hort New Test. in Orig. Greek II. Introd. i. 9 The gain or loss..is from the nature of the case indeterminable.

b. Natural History. Of which the species, or place in classification, cannot be determined.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > biology > taxonomy > [adjective] > that cannot be classified

indeterminable1848

1848 R. Owen in Times 11 Nov. Of any large marine nondescript or indeterminable monster they [the museums of Scandinavia] cannot shew a trace.

B. n.

An indeterminable point or problem.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > want of knowledge, ignorance > that which is unknown > [noun] > instance of

terra incognita1616

indeterminable1646

X1808

unknown1829

incognita1846

the other side of the hill1852

terra ignotaa1925

another country1952

1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica vii. i. 340 To condemne such indeterminables, unto him that demanded on what hand Venus was wounded, the Philosopher thought it a sufficient resolution to reinquire upon what leg King Philip halted.

Derivatives

indeˈterminableness n. the quality of being indeterminable. (In modern dictionaries.)

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

单词	indeterminable
释义	indeterminableadj.n. /ɪndɪˈtəːmɪnəb(ə)l/ Etymology: < Latin indēterminābilis (Tertullian): see determinable adj. and n. Compare French indéterminable (1753 in Hatzfeld & Darmesteter). A. adj. Not determinable. †1. Incapable of being limited or bounded in respect of range, number, etc. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > existence > state or condition > infiniteness > [adjective] > that cannot be circumscribed incomprehensiblea1340 interminablec1374 indeterminable1486 uncompassable?1536 incircumscriptible1550 unlimitable1576 uncircumscriptible1577 immensible1579 illimitable1596 uncircumscribable1608 abyssal1609 unboundable1622 undeterminable1633 indefinible1652 unterminablea1677 exterminable1813 1486 Bk. St. Albans, Her. A v Ther ben ix. vices contrari to gentilmen of the wiche v. ben indetermynable and iiij determynable. The v indetermynable ben theys: oon to be full of slowthe in his werris [etc.]. 1649 Bp. J. Taylor Great Exemplar i. §11 His memory is indeterminable and unalterable, ever remembring to do us good. 1690 J. Locke Ess. Humane Understanding ii. xvii. 105 Conceiving our selves to be as it were in the Centre [of space], we do on all sides pursue those indeterminable Lines of Number. 2. Of disputes, difficulties, etc.: Incapable of being decided or settled. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > insecure knowledge, uncertainty > questionable state or quality > [adjective] > incapable of being decided indeterminable1611 undeterminablea1639 undecidable1640 inconcludinga1644 indijudicable1660 undecisive1661 fallible1664 inconcludent1671 inconclusive1700 indecisive1726 1611 J. Speed Hist. Great Brit. ix. xvi. 671/1 In Monarchies..where lineall succession is the rule of inheritance, there somtimes fall out as great and as indeterminable difficulties, as where Election designeth the Successor. 1651 T. Hobbes Philos. Rudim. xvii. §27. 334 The controversies which rise among them will become innumerable, and indeterminable. 1841–8 F. Myers Catholic Thoughts II. iv. §32. 333 Were the whole question to be determined by the old Testament alone, it would be at present for us indeterminable. 3. a. Incapable of being definitely fixed or ascertained. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > unintelligibility > [adjective] uncouthc897 unnimlyc1225 incomprehensiblea1340 unsearchablec1384 unknowable?c1400 investigablea1425 uncomprehensiblea1425 unthinkablec1445 imperscrutablec1450 inscrutablec1450 inopinable?a1475 incomprenable1502 unspectable?1504 incogitablec1522 uncogitable1529 impenetrable1531 inimaginable1534 inexplicable1555 unsensible1555 unscrutable1562 unfashionable1563 unpenetrable1581 unexcogitable1592 ineffable1598 inexcogitable1599 indivinable1603 ininvestigable1604 incapable1605 searchless?1606 uncomprehensive1609 unconceivable1611 undivinable1611 unimaginable1611 unexplicable1615 unintelligible1616 unapprehensible?1617 unfathomable1617 imprehensible1622 ununderstandablea1631 indeprehensible1633 indiscernible1635 inscrute1639 inapprehensiblea1641 indiscoverable1640 unexaminable1641 impervestigable1643 fathomless1645 inconceivable1646 indeterminable1646 inexplorable1646 insearchable1647 incomprehended1652 comprehendlessa1654 incomprehensive1656 untraceable1661 uninvestigablea1677 unintelligent1683 incognoscible1691 thought-transcendinga1711 uncognizable1720 acataleptic1727 undescriptive1744 elusive1751 impalpable1781 inaccessible1796 unconjecturable1806 uncognoscible1821 unascertainable1827 unfixable1831 unguessable1832 unrealizable1832 unsurveyable1833 hard-shelled1835 unintellective1837 undeemed1845 graspless1849 unconjectured1850 incognizable1852 ungraspable1853 unreadable1853 super-cerebral1854 elusory1856 trans-conscious1865 intangible1880 uncatchable1892 unspelt1892 unplumbable1895 unknowledgeable1920 indiscutable1933 the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > insecure knowledge, uncertainty > questionable state or quality > state of being unprovable > [adjective] unprovable1387 unprobable1532 undeterminable1588 unveritable1589 undemonstrable1593 unwarrantable1612 indeterminable1646 unavouchable1650 undefinable1690 unascertainable1827 unverifiable1861 incorrigible1946 1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica vi. i. 273 As its [the world's] period is inscrutable, so is its nativity indeterminable . View more context for this quotation 1798 W. F. Mavor Brit. Tourists V. 31 Veins of rock run into the sea to an indeterminable distance. 1881 B. F. Westcott & F. J. A. Hort New Test. in Orig. Greek II. Introd. i. 9 The gain or loss..is from the nature of the case indeterminable. b. Natural History. Of which the species, or place in classification, cannot be determined. ΘΚΠ the world > life > biology > taxonomy > [adjective] > that cannot be classified indeterminable1848 1848 R. Owen in Times 11 Nov. Of any large marine nondescript or indeterminable monster they [the museums of Scandinavia] cannot shew a trace. B. n. An indeterminable point or problem. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > want of knowledge, ignorance > that which is unknown > [noun] > instance of terra incognita1616 indeterminable1646 X1808 unknown1829 incognita1846 the other side of the hill1852 terra ignotaa1925 another country1952 1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica vii. i. 340 To condemne such indeterminables, unto him that demanded on what hand Venus was wounded, the Philosopher thought it a sufficient resolution to reinquire upon what leg King Philip halted. View more context for this quotation Derivatives indeˈterminableness n. the quality of being indeterminable. (In modern dictionaries.) This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < adj.n.1486
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