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Definitions for imponderable
ɪmˈpɒn dər ə bəlim·pon·der·able

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. imponderableadjective

    a factor whose effects cannot be accurately assessed

    "human behavior depends on many imponderables"

  2. imponderableadjective

    difficult or impossible to evaluate with precision

    "such imponderable human factors as aesthetic sensibility"

Wiktionary

  1. imponderablenoun

    An imponderable substance or body; specifically, in the plural, a name formerly applied to heat, light, electricity, and magnetism.

  2. imponderableadjective

    Not ponderable; without sensible or appreciable weight; incapable of being weighed.

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  1. imponderable

    Imponderable refers to something that cannot be precisely determined, measured, or evaluated. It often relates to complex or abstract concepts or factors that are hard to assess or predict. It can also refer to something that is difficult or impossible to weigh, in a literal or metaphorical sense.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Imponderableadjective

    not ponderable; without sensible or appreciable weight; incapable of being weighed

  2. Imponderablenoun

    an imponderable substance or body; specifically, in the plural, a name formerly applied to heat, light, electricity, and magnetism, regarded as subtile fluids destitute of weight but in modern science little used

  3. Etymology: [Pref. im- not + ponderable: cf. F. impondrable.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Imponderable

    im-pon′dėr-a-bl, adj. not able to be weighed: without sensible weight.—ns. Impon′derableness, Imponderabil′ity.—n.pl. Impon′derables, fluids without sensible weight, as heat, light, electricity, and magnetism, considered as material—still used of ether.

Entomology

  1. Imponderable

    that which cannot be weighed.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of imponderable in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of imponderable in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

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