imponderable
Pronunciation: /ɪmˈpɒndəɹəbl/
The English word “imponderable” has 5 meanings listed here.
adjective
- Not ponderable; without sensible or appreciable weight; incapable of being weighed.
- Difficult or impossible to comprehend or evaluate.
noun
- A substance or body, which is not ponderable, i.e., which not does not having a detectable amount of matter or measurable mass. An imponderable substance or body; specifically, in the plural, a name formerly applied to heat, light, electricity, and magnetism.
- An imponderable question.
- A factor that cannot be anticipated.
Etymology
From im- + ponderable.
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