unsearchableadj.n.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnˈsəːtʃəbl/, U.S.

/ˌənˈsərtʃəb(ə)l/

Etymology: un- prefix¹ 1b

a. That cannot be searched into, so as to be ascertained or exactly estimated; inscrutable.

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

c1384 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(2)) (1850) Rom. xi. 33 Hou incomprehensyble ben his domes, and his weyis vnserchable.

c1400 Found. St. Bartholomew's 43 God, that makith grete and vnsercheable thyngis with-owte numbre.

1549 H. Latimer 2nd Serm. before Kynges Maiestie 3rd Serm. sig. Jiiij^v Mans hert is vnserchable.

1584 B. R. tr. Herodotus Famous Hyst. ii. f. 77 They fell..to discourse..of Nilus, the head whereof was vnsearchable, and not to be knowne.

1622 H. Peacham Compl. Gentleman viii. 69 To consider how Nature..by an vnsearchable and stupendious worke, sheweth vs [etc.].

1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost viii. 10 To relate Things else by me unsearchable, now heard With wonder.

1703 N. Rowe Ulysses iv. i 'Tis all the mighty working of the gods, Unsearchable and dark to human Eyes.

1759 S. Johnson Prince of Abissinia I. xi. 74 The unsearchable will of the Supreme Being.

1814 W. Wordsworth Excursion iii. 100 Lost in unsearchable Eternity.

1835 C. Thirlwall Hist. Greece I. vi. 193 As his might is irresistible, so is his wisdom unsearchable.

1876 R. Bridges Sonn. viii The unsearchable and secret aims Of nature.

b. n. An unsearchable thing.

ΘΚΠ

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

lock1563

incomprehensibility1651

inscrutables1665

incomprehensible1678

inconceivable1706

I know not what1711

unknowable1725

unsearchable1725

indefinable1810

a sealed book1814

unknowable1816

unintelligible1838

inconceivability1851

imponderable1855

inscrutablenessa1864

unfathomability1867

unthinkable1871

closed book1913

intangible1914

imponderabilia1925

generation gap1962

1725 I. Watts Logick i. vi. 127 It is a vast Hindrance..if we spend too much of our Time and Pains among Infinites, and Unsearchables.

1741 I. Watts Improvem. Mind i. xviii. 281 To busy yourselves..amongst Unsearcheables.

2. That cannot be sought for.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > place > absence > [adjective] > unable to be sought for

unsearchable1878

1878 B. Taylor Prince Deukalion iii. v. 128 A something lost, Because vnsought, perchance unsearchable, Assails my sight.

Derivatives

unˈsearchableness 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

1611 J. Florio Queen Anna's New World of Words Inscrutabilita, vnsearchableness.

a1653 H. Binning Serm. (1845) 38 God's unsearchableness, God's unchangeableness.

1684 Bp. G. Burnet tr. T. More Utopia 197 Unless, according to the unsearchableness of his Mind, he is pleased with a variety of Religions.

1856 J. Ruskin Mod. Painters IV. 81 In an Italian twilight..there is still unsearchableness, but an unsearchableness without cloud or concealment.

1873 J. A. Symonds Stud. Greek Poets ix. 290 The unsearchableness of God's dealings.

unˈsearchably adv.

ΘΚΠ

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

inscrutably1597

unknownly1611

inaccessibly1621

over a person's heada1626

unconceivably1630

indiscernibly1636

unintelligibly1664

unimaginably1666

unsearchably1706

impenetrably1759

unfathomablya1822

unrecognizably1836

incomprehensibly1863

untraceably1875

indigestibly1977

1706 J. Stevens New Spanish Dict. i Inscrutablemente, inscrutably, unsearchably.

1746 J. Hervey Refl. Flower-garden 21 in Medit. among Tombs The various Expedients which Providence, unsearchably wise, uses.

1847 T. De Quincey Spanish Mil. Nun in Wks. (1862) III. 98 A female..who..perished by a fate so unsearchably mysterious.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	unsearchable
释义	unsearchableadj.n. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈsəːtʃəbl/, U.S. /ˌənˈsərtʃəb(ə)l/ Etymology: un- prefix¹ 1b 1. a. That cannot be searched into, so as to be ascertained or exactly estimated; inscrutable. 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 c1384 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(2)) (1850) Rom. xi. 33 Hou incomprehensyble ben his domes, and his weyis vnserchable. c1400 Found. St. Bartholomew's 43 God, that makith grete and vnsercheable thyngis with-owte numbre. 1549 H. Latimer 2nd Serm. before Kynges Maiestie 3rd Serm. sig. Jiiij^v Mans hert is vnserchable. 1584 B. R. tr. Herodotus Famous Hyst. ii. f. 77 They fell..to discourse..of Nilus, the head whereof was vnsearchable, and not to be knowne. 1622 H. Peacham Compl. Gentleman viii. 69 To consider how Nature..by an vnsearchable and stupendious worke, sheweth vs [etc.]. 1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost viii. 10 To relate Things else by me unsearchable, now heard With wonder. View more context for this quotation 1703 N. Rowe Ulysses iv. i 'Tis all the mighty working of the gods, Unsearchable and dark to human Eyes. 1759 S. Johnson Prince of Abissinia I. xi. 74 The unsearchable will of the Supreme Being. 1814 W. Wordsworth Excursion iii. 100 Lost in unsearchable Eternity. View more context for this quotation 1835 C. Thirlwall Hist. Greece I. vi. 193 As his might is irresistible, so is his wisdom unsearchable. 1876 R. Bridges Sonn. viii The unsearchable and secret aims Of nature. b. n. An unsearchable thing. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > unintelligibility > [noun] > instance of lock1563 incomprehensibility1651 inscrutables1665 incomprehensible1678 inconceivable1706 I know not what1711 unknowable1725 unsearchable1725 indefinable1810 a sealed book1814 unknowable1816 unintelligible1838 inconceivability1851 imponderable1855 inscrutablenessa1864 unfathomability1867 unthinkable1871 closed book1913 intangible1914 imponderabilia1925 generation gap1962 1725 I. Watts Logick i. vi. 127 It is a vast Hindrance..if we spend too much of our Time and Pains among Infinites, and Unsearchables. 1741 I. Watts Improvem. Mind i. xviii. 281 To busy yourselves..amongst Unsearcheables. 2. That cannot be sought for. ΘΚΠ the world > space > place > absence > [adjective] > unable to be sought for unsearchable1878 1878 B. Taylor Prince Deukalion iii. v. 128 A something lost, Because vnsought, perchance unsearchable, Assails my sight. Derivatives unˈsearchableness 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 1611 J. Florio Queen Anna's New World of Words Inscrutabilita, vnsearchableness. a1653 H. Binning Serm. (1845) 38 God's unsearchableness, God's unchangeableness. 1684 Bp. G. Burnet tr. T. More Utopia 197 Unless, according to the unsearchableness of his Mind, he is pleased with a variety of Religions. 1856 J. Ruskin Mod. Painters IV. 81 In an Italian twilight..there is still unsearchableness, but an unsearchableness without cloud or concealment. 1873 J. A. Symonds Stud. Greek Poets ix. 290 The unsearchableness of God's dealings. unˈsearchably adv. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > unintelligibility > [adverb] inscrutably1597 unknownly1611 inaccessibly1621 over a person's heada1626 unconceivably1630 indiscernibly1636 unintelligibly1664 unimaginably1666 unsearchably1706 impenetrably1759 unfathomablya1822 unrecognizably1836 incomprehensibly1863 untraceably1875 indigestibly1977 1706 J. Stevens New Spanish Dict. i Inscrutablemente, inscrutably, unsearchably. 1746 J. Hervey Refl. Flower-garden 21 in Medit. among Tombs The various Expedients which Providence, unsearchably wise, uses. 1847 T. De Quincey Spanish Mil. Nun in Wks. (1862) III. 98 A female..who..perished by a fate so unsearchably mysterious. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.n.c1384
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