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imponderableimpossible to estimate or assess; difficult or impossible to understand

Part of speech: ADJECTIVE

Definition: impossible to estimate or assess; difficult or impossible to understand

Pronunciation (IPA): /ɪmˈpɑːndərəbəl/

Korean meaning: 측정하거나 평가할 수 없는; 이해하기 어려운

Korean pronunciation: 임**판**더러블

Example Sentences

  • My mom's cooking skills are imponderable - no recipe can capture her magic touch.
  • The number of cat videos on the internet is truly imponderable.
  • The economic impact of the pandemic involves many imponderable variables.

imponderable

ADJECTIVE

//ɪmˈpɑːndərəbəl//

impossible to estimate or assess; difficult or impossible to understand

imponderable concept
💡 Concept

측정하거나 평가할 수 없는; 이해하기 어려운

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ɪmˈpɑːndərəbəl/
🇬🇧 UK/ɪmˈpɒndərəbəl/

🌳Etymology

Prefixim--
Rootponder
Suffix--able

Origin

From Latin 'imponderabilis,' meaning 'without weight' or 'that cannot be weighed.' In ancient times, weight was a crucial measure of value, so the meaning expanded to describe anything that cannot be measured or evaluated.

🎵Rhyme

considerableponderableadorable
considerable
ponderable
adorable

🔗Collocations

imponderable factors
imponderable mystery
imponderable question
imponderable risks
face imponderables
deal with imponderables

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My mom's cooking skills are imponderable - no recipe can capture her magic touch.

😄 Fun example

The number of cat videos on the internet is truly imponderable.

The economic impact of the pandemic involves many imponderable variables.

😄 Fun example

How many socks disappear in the laundry remains an imponderable mystery.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

immeasurableincalculableunfathomableinexplicableincomprehensible

Antonyms

measurablecalculablepredictable

Related

ponderponderousconsidercontemplateweigh

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