" inscrutableness "

1: the quality or state of being impossible to know, understand, or explain;

  * e.g., " ... it's the sheer inscrutableness of the lady's smile that has tantalized art lovers for centuries "

•  Synonyms : 

•  impenetrability,

•  inscrutability,

•  mysteriousness,

•  numinousness,

•  obscurity,

•  uncanniness

•  Antonyms : 

•  clarity,

•  clearness,

•  obviousness,

•  plainness

2: the quality or state of having a veiled or uncertain meaning;

  * e.g., " ... the inscrutableness of the inscriptions left by the doomed colonists of Roanoke Island has inspired many theories concerning their fate "

•  Synonyms : 

•  ambiguity,

•  ambiguousness,

•  darkness,

•  equivocalness,

•  equivocation,

•  inscrutability,

•  murkiness,

•  mysteriousness,

•  nebulosity,

•  nebulousness,

•  obliqueness,

•  obliquity,

•  obscurity,

•  opacity,

•  opaqueness

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: being beyond one's powers to know, understand, or explain;

  * e.g., " ... the many inscrutable beliefs of that ancient religion "

•  Synonyms : 

•  arcane,

•  cryptic,

•  deep,

•  enigmatic,

•  impenetrable,

•  mysterious,

•  mystic,

•  occult,

•  uncanny

•  Antonyms : 

•  accessible,

•  clear,

•  nonambiguous,

•  obvious,

•  plain,

•  unambiguous,

•  unequivocal

2: having an often intentionally veiled or uncertain meaning;

  * e.g., " ... ancient oracles typically uttered inscrutable prophecies that could be interpreted almost any way one chose "

•  Synonyms : 

•  ambiguous,

•  arcane,

•  cryptic,

•  dark,

•  deep,

•  Delphic,

•  double-edged,

•  elliptical,

•  enigmatic,

•  equivocal,

•  fuliginous,

•  murky,

•  mysterious,

•  mystic,

•  nebulous,

•  obscure,

•  occult,

•  opaque

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)