undiscoverableadj.

Brit.

/ˌʌndᵻˈskʌv(ə)rəbl/, U.S.

/ˌəndᵻˈskəv(ə)rəb(ə)l/

Forms: see un- prefix¹ and discoverable adj.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, discoverable adj.

Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + discoverable adj. Compare indiscoverable adj.

(un- prefix¹ 1b.)

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > hiding, concealing from view > [adjective] > incapable of discovery

investigablea1425

indiscoverable1640

undiscoverable1642

inexplorable1646

inconspicuous1648

traceless1651

unsuspectable1660

introuvable1824

undetectible1827

undetectable1863

the mind > attention and judgement > discovery > [adjective] > able to be ascertained > not

indiscoverable1640

undiscoverable1642

unlocatable1844

indetectable1853

1642 F. Quarles Observ. Princes & States 18 It is the height of a provident Commander..to keepe his owne designes undiscoverable to the Enemy.

1688 R. Boyle Disquis. Final Causes ii. 79 Among the ends of God, which he thought undiscoverable by us.

a1774 A. Tucker Light of Nature Pursued (1777) III. i. 206 The multitude of events..produced by the concurrence of undiscoverable causes.

1841–8 F. Myers Catholic Thoughts II. iv. §36 What..portion of such Plan it is, is at present undiscoverable by us.

1885 Law Times 11 Apr. 420/2 The undiscoverable flaw constituted a breach of such warranty.

Derivatives

undiˈscoverableness n.

ΘΚΠ

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

obscuritya1522

incomprehensibility1598

entangledness1611

unconceivableness1611

unsearchableness1611

indiscernibleness1649

inscrutability1654

undiscoverableness1656

unscrutableness1657

unimaginableness1659

inconceivableness1661

unintelligibility1661

imperscrutableness1664

unknowableness1664

unintelligibleness1678

unfathomableness1690

inscrutableness1727

incognoscibility1824

uncognoscibility1827

unconjecturability1827

impenetrability1847

inconceivability1847

intangibility1847

untraceableness1856

incognizabilityc1860

incomprehensibleness1862

unknowability1863

unthinkability1865

elusiveness1873

1656 H. Jeanes Treat. Fulnesse of Christ 383 in Mixture Scholasticall Divinity His riches are said to be unsearchable,..which Epithet denoteth the undiscoverablenesse of them by the light of nature.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	undiscoverable
释义	undiscoverableadj. Brit. /ˌʌndᵻˈskʌv(ə)rəbl/, U.S. /ˌəndᵻˈskəv(ə)rəb(ə)l/ Forms: see un- prefix¹ and discoverable adj. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, discoverable adj. Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + discoverable adj. Compare indiscoverable adj. (un- prefix¹ 1b.) ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > hiding, concealing from view > [adjective] > incapable of discovery investigablea1425 indiscoverable1640 undiscoverable1642 inexplorable1646 inconspicuous1648 traceless1651 unsuspectable1660 introuvable1824 undetectible1827 undetectable1863 the mind > attention and judgement > discovery > [adjective] > able to be ascertained > not indiscoverable1640 undiscoverable1642 unlocatable1844 indetectable1853 1642 F. Quarles Observ. Princes & States 18 It is the height of a provident Commander..to keepe his owne designes undiscoverable to the Enemy. 1688 R. Boyle Disquis. Final Causes ii. 79 Among the ends of God, which he thought undiscoverable by us. a1774 A. Tucker Light of Nature Pursued (1777) III. i. 206 The multitude of events..produced by the concurrence of undiscoverable causes. 1841–8 F. Myers Catholic Thoughts II. iv. §36 What..portion of such Plan it is, is at present undiscoverable by us. 1885 Law Times 11 Apr. 420/2 The undiscoverable flaw constituted a breach of such warranty. Derivatives undiˈscoverableness n. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > unintelligibility > [noun] obscuritya1522 incomprehensibility1598 entangledness1611 unconceivableness1611 unsearchableness1611 indiscernibleness1649 inscrutability1654 undiscoverableness1656 unscrutableness1657 unimaginableness1659 inconceivableness1661 unintelligibility1661 imperscrutableness1664 unknowableness1664 unintelligibleness1678 unfathomableness1690 inscrutableness1727 incognoscibility1824 uncognoscibility1827 unconjecturability1827 impenetrability1847 inconceivability1847 intangibility1847 untraceableness1856 incognizabilityc1860 incomprehensibleness1862 unknowability1863 unthinkability1865 elusiveness1873 1656 H. Jeanes Treat. Fulnesse of Christ 383 in Mixture Scholasticall Divinity His riches are said to be unsearchable,..which Epithet denoteth the undiscoverablenesse of them by the light of nature. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < adj.1642
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