imponderable
adjective
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Definition of imponderable
: not ponderable : incapable of being weighed or evaluated with exactness
the imponderable beauties of Beethoven's … sonatas— Cecelia Porter
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Other Words from imponderable
imponderability
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imponderable
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imponderably
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Examples of imponderable in a Sentence
the imponderable vastness of space
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In looking at that prospect, the big and to a surprising extent imponderable element is which party or subset of a party will get the primary blame if the government does shuts down, which is never a popular proposition among Americans. — Ed Kilgore, Daily Intelligencer, "Blame-Game Lessons From the Last Government Shutdown," 16 Jan. 2018 Well-to-do people came to be reminded of the planet’s imponderable scale and wild dangers, and my job was to give them a taste of this wild extreme and then return them safely to ordinary life. — Blair Braverman, Smithsonian, "The Everlasting, Awe-Inspiring Power of Alaska," 29 Mar. 2017 This imponderable threat, this threat, will be a fact of daily life in the coming years. — Alissa J. Rubin, Aurelien Breeden And BenoÃŽt Morenne, New York Times, "Paris Shootout Leaves Police Officer and Gunman Dead," 20 Apr. 2017 Well-to-do people came to be reminded of the planet’s imponderable scale and wild dangers, and my job was to give them a taste of this wild extreme and then return them safely to ordinary life. — Blair Braverman, Smithsonian, "The Everlasting, Awe-Inspiring Power of Alaska," 2 Mar. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'imponderable.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for imponderable
imponderable
adjective
English Language Learners Definition of imponderable
formal
: not able to be measured or judged exactly
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