IMPONDERABLE


Meaning of IMPONDERABLE in English

I. (ˈ)im, əm+ adjective

Etymology: Medieval Latin imponderabilis, from Latin in- in- (I) + Late Latin ponderabilis ponderable — more at ponderable

: not ponderable : incapable of being weighed, measured, or evaluated with exactness

supposed that there was an imponderable electrical fluid which pervaded all space — S.F.Mason

such imponderable human factors as one's aesthetic sensitivity — Hunter Mead

• im·ponderableness “+ noun -es

• im·ponderably “+ adverb

II. noun

: an imponderable thing, element, or agency

spiritual imponderables

that huge imponderable which enters the courtroom: public opinion — Catherine Bowen

the overriding importance of imponderables in determining human conduct — John Russell b. 1872

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.