INSCRUTABLE


Meaning of INSCRUTABLE in English

in ‧ scru ‧ ta ‧ ble /ɪnˈskruːtəb ə l/ BrE AmE adjective

[ Date: 1500-1600 ; Language: Late Latin ; Origin: inscrutabilis , from Latin scrutari 'to search' ]

someone who is inscrutable shows no emotion or reaction in the expression on their face so that it is impossible to know what they are feeling or thinking:

He stood silent and inscrutable.

—inscrutably adverb

—inscrutability /ɪnˌskruːtəˈbɪləti, ɪnˌskruːtəˈbɪlɪti/ noun [uncountable]

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.