indecipherability

1 9.9

A difficulty understanding handwriting, signs, or codes

noun
/ˌɪndɪˌsaɪfərəˈbɪləti/

: indecifrabilidad

In the course of the brief history of this virtual Gruppo 93, I have noted a certain perplexity on the part of some of my fellow travelers about a possible rethinking of the open horizon that is perpetually in progress, as well as the perpetual indecipherability, if you will, of youth cultures.

Examples

Due to the indecipherability of the handwriting, the letters remained a mystery for years.
No one knows the indecipherability and subsequent self-shaming of the H&M sizing system better than I do.

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The indecipherability of the ancient manuscript made it impossible for the historians to understand its contents.
The indecipherability of complex mathematical equations often frustrates students trying to find solutions.

Synonyms

incoherence

vsindecipherability

5 7.3

Speech or writing that is unclear and hard to follow

focuses on difficulty reading or decoding rather than only poor organization

opacity

vsindecipherability

2 8.3

How hard something is to understand because it is unclear

stresses impossibility or extreme difficulty in reading or decoding as well

incomprehensibility

vsindecipherability

1 9.9

A state where something is very hard to understand

adds difficulty in reading or decoding beyond ordinary lack of understanding

inscrutability

vsindecipherability

1 9.9

A quality that you cannot understand or know the reasons for

focuses more on being hard to read or decode rather than only interpretive difficulty

unintelligibility

vsindecipherability

1 9.9

Something that is very hard to understand

also covers extreme difficulty in reading or decoding beyond unclear sense

inexplicability

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1 9.8

A state when something cannot be explained or understood

adds emphasis on reading or decoding difficulty beyond mere trouble explaining

abstruseness

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Formal

1 9.9

Difficulty understanding something because it is complex or unclear

focuses more on difficulty reading or decoding than on complex style alone

unreadability

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7.7

Writing that is hard to understand or enjoy

stresses impossibility or extreme difficulty to read or decode, not just unpleasantness

impenetrability

vsindecipherability

9.9

Very hard to understand because the ideas are unclear or complicated

also points to unreadability or decoding failure, not only complex obscurity

impalpability

vsindecipherability

9.9

You cannot easily understand or picture it in your mind

also stresses difficulty in reading or decoding rather than only mental grasp

abstrusity

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Formal

9.9

The quality of being very difficult to understand because it is complex

also highlights reading or decoding difficulty rather than only deep complexity

opaqueness

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Formal

8.7

How hard it is to understand something because its meaning is unclear

adds inability to read or decode beyond mere obscurity of meaning

unclarity

vsindecipherability

7.7

Information or speech that is hard to understand and causes confusion

signals stronger impossibility or extreme difficulty to read or decode

unclearness

vsindecipherability

7.7

A situation when something is hard to understand

expresses greater intensity and difficulty reading or impossibility to decode

Antonyms

decipherability

7.6

The ease of reading and understanding writing or speech

How Decipherable

readability

6 3.5

unreadability

7.7

indecipherability

1 9.9

Surface Forms

indecipherability singular

indecipherabilities plural

Morphology

indecipherability = indecipherable (transparent) = in + de + cipher + able + ity

Adding '-ity' to the adjective 'indecipherable' gives the expected noun meaning 'the quality of being indecipherable'.

Etymology

Indecipherability starts with in- meaning 'not' and uses decipher, which means 'to read a code' and is related to cipher 'code'. So, indecipherability is the quality of being 'not able to be read or understood'.