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BNC: 34561 COCA: 35424

imponderable

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imponderable /ɪmˈpɑːndərəbəl/ adjective
imponderable
/ɪmˈpɑːndərəbəl/
adjective
Learner's definition of IMPONDERABLE
formal
: not able to be measured or judged exactly无法衡量的;难以断定的;无法估量的

— imponderable

noun, plural imponderables [count]
BNC: 34561 COCA: 35424

imponderable

adjective

im·​pon·​der·​a·​ble (ˌ)im-ˈpän-d(ə-)rə-bəl How to pronounce imponderable (audio)
: not ponderable : incapable of being weighed or evaluated with exactness
the imponderable beauties of Beethoven's … sonatas Cecelia Porter
imponderable noun
imponderably adverb

Example Sentences

the imponderable vastness of space
Recent Examples on the Web Another imponderable is how much lower gas prices would be if Britain produced more itself. The Editorial Board, WSJ, 12 Aug. 2022 Gas rationing is part of Berlin’s emergency plan, but prioritizing among competing users is proving to be an imponderable. The Editorial Board, WSJ, 23 June 2022 Yet the largest, and most delicate, imponderable is how Mr. Putin will respond to the allies’ determination to help the Ukrainians prevail. Ned Temko, The Christian Science Monitor, 4 May 2022 The political environment is also an imponderable factor. Los Angeles Times, 23 Mar. 2022 The key imponderable in the sanctioning of Russia may be how long the coordinated financial attack can hold. Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 28 Feb. 2022 Unlike so many imponderable questions that surround death, these may indeed have answers. Marc Fisher, Lori Rozsa, Kayla Ruble, Anchorage Daily News, 5 Nov. 2021 How much the regime change is changing life in remote, culturally conservative communities is equally imponderable. Nic Robertson, CNN, 10 Sep. 2021 There is no plausible sense in which anyone, let alone this Court, could objectively assign weight to such imponderable values and no meaningful way to compare them if there were. Dan Mclaughlin, National Review, 17 May 2021 See More

Word History

Etymology

Medieval Latin imponderabilis, from Latin in- + Late Latin ponderabilis ponderable

First Known Use

1794, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of imponderable was in 1794
BNC: 34561 COCA: 35424

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