unanswerability

noun

Definition of unanswerabilitynext
as in impenetrability

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  1. impenetrability
  2. esotericism
  3. ambiguity
  4. obscurity
Noun
  • Curiously, this rediscovered impenetrability has come with Nick Pope, the undisputed No 1 goalkeeper, injured.
    Chris Waugh, The Athletic, 1 Jan. 2025
  • Kim Gordon, The Collective A 71-year-old noise-rocker reciting spoken word over drum machines might scan as avant-garde impenetrability.
    Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 17 Dec. 2024
Definition of impenetrability
Noun
  • For the most part my efforts at sculpting a musical identity were fueled by an esotericism that disdained common and easily accessible genres.
    Justin E. H. Smith, Harper's Magazine, 6 Sep. 2023
  • None of this is a problem in and of itself, but a little esotericism goes a long way — and Gallardo isn’t exactly of the opinion that less is more in that department.
    Michael Nordine, Variety, 14 Feb. 2022
Definition of esotericism
Noun
  • The pleasure mostly derives from picking out the remaining ambiguities, especially related to the film’s flash-forward coda; the finale has already inspired a lot of heated social-media debate over its intention.
    David Sims, The Atlantic, 10 Jan. 2025
  • Where American Primeval has at least allowed a sliver of ambiguity when portraying whether or not Young was complicit in the massacre’s cover-up until now, there’s none of that here.
    Keith Phipps, Vulture, 10 Jan. 2025
Definition of ambiguity
Noun
  • Without a solid marketing strategy, even the best products risk fading into obscurity.
    Karan Sharma, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
  • Some hardly get off the ground, while others raise money at lofty valuations before vanishing into obscurity.
    Jon Fortt,Paige Tortorelli, CNBC, 7 Jan. 2025
Definition of obscurity
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