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INSOLUBILITY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The quality of being insoluble and difficult to dissolve in liquid
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("insolubility" is a kind of...):
quality (an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone)
Antonym:
solubility (the quality of being soluble and easily dissolved in liquid)
Derivation:
insoluble ((of a substance) incapable of being dissolved)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The property (of a problem or difficulty) that makes it impossible to solve
Synonyms:
insolubility; unsolvability
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("insolubility" is a kind of...):
property (a basic or essential attribute shared by all members of a class)
Antonym:
solubility (the property (of a problem or difficulty) that makes it possible to solve)
Derivation:
insoluble (without hope of solution)
insoluble (admitting of no solution or explanation)
