'Insoluble' definitions:
Definition of 'insoluble'
(from WordNet)
adjective
(of a substance) incapable of being dissolved [syn: insoluble, indissoluble] [ant: soluble]
adjective
Admitting of no solution or explanation; "an insoluble doubt" [ant: soluble]
adjective
Without hope of solution; "an insoluble problem"
Definition of 'Insoluble'
From: GCIDE
- Insoluble \In*sol"u*ble\, a. [L. insolubilis indissoluble, that can not be loosed: cf. F. insoluble. See In- not, and Soluble, and cf. Insolvable.] [1913 Webster]
- 1. Not soluble; in capable or difficult of being dissolved, as by a liquid; as, chalk is insoluble in water. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Not to be solved or explained; insolvable; as, an insoluble doubt, question, or difficulty. [1913 Webster]
- 3. Strong. "An insoluble wall." [Obs.] --Holland [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'insoluble'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- coherent,
- cohesive,
- enwrapped in mystery,
- impartible,
- indefinable,
- indiscerptible,
- indissoluble,
- indissolvable,
- indivisible,
- inexplicable,
- inextricable,
- infrangible,
- infusible,
- inseparable,
- insolvable,
- mysterious,
- mystic,
- unaccountable,
- undefinable,
- undividable,
- unexplainable,
- unified,
- uninterpretable,
- unsolvable