UNTHINKABLE


Meaning of UNTHINKABLE in English

— unthinkability, unthinkableness , n. — unthinkably , adv.

/un thing"keuh beuhl/ , adj.

1. inconceivable; unimaginable: the unthinkable size of the universe.

2. not to be considered; out of the question: Such a suggestion is unthinkable.

n.

3. something that cannot be conceived or imagined, as something too unusual, vague, or disagreeable: Today's unthinkables are tomorrow's realities.

[ 1400-50; late ME; see UN- 1 , THINKABLE ]

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