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imponderable
im·pon·der·a·ble I0062000 (ĭm-pŏn′dər-ə-bəl)adj. That cannot undergo precise evaluation: imponderable problems. im·pon′der·a·ble n.im·pon′der·a·bil′i·ty n.im·pon′der·a·bly adv.imponderable (ɪmˈpɒndərəbəl; -drəbəl) adjunable to be weighed or assessednsomething difficult or impossible to assess imˌponderaˈbility, imˈponderableness n imˈponderably advim•pon•der•a•ble (ɪmˈpɒn dər ə bəl) adj. 1. not ponderable; not susceptible to precise measurement or evaluation. n. 2. something imponderable. [1785–95; < Medieval Latin] im•pon`der•a•bil′i•ty, im•pon′der•a•ble•ness, n. im•pon′der•a•bly, adv. ThesaurusNoun | 1. | imponderable - a factor whose effects cannot be accurately assessed; "human behavior depends on many imponderables"influence - a cognitive factor that tends to have an effect on what you do; "her wishes had a great influence on his thinking"leavening, leaven - an influence that works subtly to lighten or modify something; "his sermons benefited from a leavening of humor" | Adj. | 1. | imponderable - difficult or impossible to evaluate with precision; "such imponderable human factors as aesthetic sensibility"ponderable - capable of being weighed or considered; "something ponderable from the outer world--something of which we can say that its weight is so and so"- James Jeans |
imponderableadjectiveIncapable of being apprehended by the mind or the senses:impalpable, imperceptible, inappreciable, indiscernible, indistinguishable, insensible, intangible, invisible, unnoticeable, unobservable.Translationsimponderable
imponderable (ĭm-pŏn′dĕr-ă-bl) [L. in-, not, + pondus, weight] Incapable of being weighed or measured. imponderable
Synonyms for imponderableadj incapable of being apprehended by the mind or the sensesSynonyms- impalpable
- imperceptible
- inappreciable
- indiscernible
- indistinguishable
- insensible
- intangible
- invisible
- unnoticeable
- unobservable
Antonyms for imponderablenoun a factor whose effects cannot be accurately assessedRelated Wordsadj difficult or impossible to evaluate with precisionAntonyms |