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💧 Not dissolving ❓ Impossible to solve
insolubility

insolubility

9.9
A problem that people cannot solve
  • noun
  • /ˌɪnˈsɒljʊˌbɪlɪti/
translation icon : insolubilidad
  • It can be repeated, but repetition is no solution; it only underlines the insolubility of the problem, as in "Jeg hører, sovnbror" I Hear, Sleep Brother:

Examples

  • Despite numerous attempts to find a solution, the insolubility of the mathematical problem remained a mystery.

  • The scientist pointed out the insolubility of the issue, which had stumped researchers for years.

  • How do you deal with the insolubility problem and how do you deal with reactive oxygen species?

  • Many students struggled with the insolubility of the challenge presented in the advanced calculus course.

Synonyms

impossibility
vsinsolubility
37 5.3

A situation in which something cannot happen

focuses specifically on problems being impossible to solve
unsolvability
vsinsolubility
9.3

A situation when a problem or question has no answer

frames this as a lasting quality of a problem being impossible to solve
unfeasibility
vsinsolubility
9.3

The fact that something cannot be done

applies to a problem's state of being impossible to solve rather than practical execution

Antonyms

solvability
1 5.5

How possible it is to find an answer to a problem

How Solvable

solvability
1 5.5
difficulty
651 2.4
insolubility
9.9

Surface Forms

insolubility singular
insolubilities plural

Morphology

insolubility = insoluble (semi-transparent) = in + soluble + ity

Formally the noun is derived from 'insoluble' + '-ity', but the sense 'impossible to solve' extends the physical sense and may not be immediately obvious to all learners.

Etymology

Insolubility comes from in- 'not' and solvere 'to loosen' or 'to solve', the same root as solve and solution. So it means a difficulty that is 'not solvable', a problem you cannot find an answer for.