inexplicable

Definitions

Something that is impossible to explain.

Equivalents

Examples

“HEE [Cleanthes] left behind him (ſaith [Diogenes] Laertius) theſe excellent Books. […] Of Inexplicables.”

“The premature passing of Bob Collins and the sadness it begets leave⟳ us in wonder⟳. A man of vigor and vitality, compassion and concern⟳, and a joyous contributor enhancing each new day is suddenly no more. Or is that also conjecture or gospel? Could it be that his departure is but a chapter in the imponderable mystery we long to comprehend? An inexplicable that cannot be perceived?”

“Each clone acts as a huge, undivided tree, with its own⟳ time of flushing spring⟳ leaves, of turning yellow, and its own⟳ shade of yellow that can vary⟳ from lemon to salmon to an occasional sandy red, the color change⟳ defining the margins of each clone. The contrasting colors depend⟳ on variations in soil chemistry, slope exposure, genetic makeup, and a grab⟳ bag of inexplicables that bless trees, growing so closely that their upper branches may touch⟳, with smartly different colors.”

“Her proposition was that at the heart of each of the great tragedies were unanswerable questions about love⟳, and, to make⟳ sense⟳ of the plays, we must each attempt⟳ to explicate these inexplicables in our own⟳ way.”

CEFR level