Definition of insolvable in English:
insolvable
adjective ɪnˈsɒlvəb(ə)lɪnˈsɑlvəbəl
rare term for insoluble (sense 1)
Example sentencesExamples
- I was persuaded that I had been spared an insolvable difficulty by declining to accept his gracious but unilateral appointment.
- It's a very strange feeling, to have this weigh so heavy on my mind, and realize this is an insolvable problem.
- Although all of China's potential sources of energy present problems, none of these problems is insolvable.
- Of all his attributes, I am most impressed by his constant striving to help patients with seemingly insolvable problems, achieving successes despite considerable odds.
- Oh well, just because a problem is insolvable doesn't mean the federal government can't throw hundreds of billions of dollars at it.
Definition of insolvable in US English:
insolvable
adjectiveɪnˈsɑlvəbəlinˈsälvəbəl
rare term for insoluble
Example sentencesExamples
- Oh well, just because a problem is insolvable doesn't mean the federal government can't throw hundreds of billions of dollars at it.
- It's a very strange feeling, to have this weigh so heavy on my mind, and realize this is an insolvable problem.
- Of all his attributes, I am most impressed by his constant striving to help patients with seemingly insolvable problems, achieving successes despite considerable odds.
- I was persuaded that I had been spared an insolvable difficulty by declining to accept his gracious but unilateral appointment.
- Although all of China's potential sources of energy present problems, none of these problems is insolvable.