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imponderable.

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

12 characters5 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ɪmˈpɒndəɹəbl/Received-Pronunciation/ɪmˈpɑːndəɹəbl/US
  1. Not ponderable; without sensible or appreciable weight; incapable of being weighed.

  2. Difficult or impossible to comprehend or evaluate.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English im- English ponder Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English ponderable English imponderable From im- + ponderable.

noun/ɪmˈpɒndəɹəbl/Received-Pronunciation/ɪmˈpɑːndəɹəbl/US
  1. 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.

  2. An imponderable question.

  3. A factor that cannot be anticipated.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English im- English ponder Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English ponderable English imponderable From im- + ponderable.

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