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imaginable

adjective
imag·​in·​able | \ i-ˈmaj-nə-bəl How to pronounce imaginable (audio) , -ˈma-jə-\

Definition of imaginable

: capable of being imagined : conceivable any imaginable location

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Other Words from imaginable

imaginableness noun
imaginably \ i-​ˈmaj-​nə-​blē How to pronounce imaginably (audio) , -​ˈma-​jə-​ \ adverb

Examples of imaginable in a Sentence

Computers now allow us to do things that were hardly imaginable only a few years ago. The store has fruits of every kind imaginable. We tried every imaginable therapy.
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For the sweetest, tenderest scallops imaginable, try Fathoms’ scallop-scrod casserole. Ann Parson, BostonGlobe.com, "Gift from the sea: New Bedford’s bounty starts with scallops," 15 July 2019 Modern fighter jets are some of the most complex machines imaginable, yet one country that has never built one before, Turkey, is going to try its hand. Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, "Turkey Has Its Own High-Tech Fighter Jet in the Works," 19 June 2019 This free, all-ages celebration will include a barbecue, visuals by ColorSwim, vendors, art installations, a reiki clinic and a day full of dancing to the best beats imaginable, selected by resident TRQPiTECA DJs Cqqchifruit and La Spacer. Britt Julious, chicagotribune.com, "10 shows from Chicago performers you should get out and see this summer," 6 June 2019 Is disaster more easily imaginable than the painful steps that might avert it? David Campany, The New Yorker, "Life in Miami on the Knife’s Edge of Climate Change," 18 Aug. 2019 Available in just about every color imaginable, Baggu’s reusable bags have become the must-have accessory for every New Yorker who aspires to become a regular at the farmer’s market on weekends. Lale Arikoglu, Condé Nast Traveler, "I Never Travel Without These Reusable Bags from Baggu," 19 June 2019 Many accounts of the Nazi period depict a barely imaginable series of events, a nation gone mad. The New York Review of Books, "Cass R. Sunstein," 4 Apr. 2019 In 2011, Stafford set every franchise passing record imaginable and snapped the Lions’ decade-long losing streak by leading them to the playoffs. Dave Birkett, Detroit Free Press, "New offense or not, this Detroit Lions season still about Matthew Stafford," 24 July 2019 On July 14th England won the World Cup for the first time, in the most extraordinary conclusion imaginable. M.j., The Economist, "How England won the Cricket World Cup," 18 July 2019

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First Known Use of imaginable

15th century, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for imaginable

Middle English ymaginable, borrowed from Middle French & Late Latin; Middle French, borrowed from Late Latin imāginābilis, from Latin imāginārī "to imagine" + -bilis "capable (of acting) or worthy of (being acted upon)" — more at -able

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imaginable

adjective

English Language Learners Definition of imaginable

: possible for people to imagine

imaginable

adjective
imag·​in·​able | \ i-ˈma-jə-nə-bəl How to pronounce imaginable (audio) \

Kids Definition of imaginable

: possible to imagine

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