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Webster 1913 Edition

Insolvable

In-solv′a-ble

,
Adj.
1.
Not solvable; insoluble; admitting no solution or explanation;
as, an
insolvable
problem or difficulty
.
I. Watts.
2.
Incapable of being paid or discharged, as debts.
3.
Not capable of being loosed or disentangled; inextricable.
“Bands insolvable.”
Pope.

Webster 1828 Edition

Insolvable

INSOLV'ABLE

,
Adj.
[L. in and solvo, to loosen or dissolve.]
1.
Not to be cleared of difficulty or uncertainty; not to be solved or explained; not admitting solution or explication; as an insolvable problem or difficulty.
2.
That cannot be paid or discharged.

Definition 2024

insolvable

insolvable

English

Adjective

insolvable ‎(comparative more insolvable, superlative most insolvable)

  1. Impossible to solve; insoluble.
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  2. Incapable of being paid or discharged.
    an insolvable debt
  3. Not capable of being loosed or disentangled; inextricable.
    • Alexander Pope
      Bands insolvable.

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Antonyms

Translations

French

Etymology

in- +‎ solvable

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɛ̃.sɔl.vabl̥/

Adjective

insolvable m, f ‎(plural insolvables)

  1. insolvent

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