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imponderable

adj
/ɪmˈpɒndəɹəbl/UK/ɪmˈpɑːndəɹəbl/US

Etymology

From im- + ponderable.

  1. derived from ponderāre — “to weigh, ponder”
  2. derived from ponderer — “to weigh, balance, ponder”
  3. inherited from ponderen
  4. suffixed as ponderable — “ponder + able”
  5. formed as imponderable — “in- + ponderable”

Definitions

  1. Not ponderable

    Not ponderable; without sensible or appreciable weight; incapable of being weighed.

  2. Difficult or impossible to comprehend or evaluate.

  3. A substance or body, which is not ponderable, i.e., which not does not having a…

    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.

  4. ›+ 2 more definitions

    1. An imponderable question.

    2. A factor that cannot be anticipated.

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