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imponderable
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im·pon·der·a·ble  (m-pndr--bl)
adj.
That cannot undergo precise evaluation: imponderable problems.

im·ponder·a·ble n.
im·ponder·a·bili·ty, im·ponder·a·ble·ness n.
im·ponder·a·bly adv.

imponderable [ɪmˈpɒndərəbəl -drəbəl]
adj
unable to be weighed or assessed
n
something difficult or impossible to assess
imponderability , imponderableness n
imponderably  adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.imponderable - a factor whose effects cannot be accurately assessed; "human behavior depends on many imponderables"
influence - a cognitive factor that tends to have an effect on what you do; "her wishes had a great influence on his thinking"
leavening, leaven - an influence that works subtly to lighten or modify something; "his sermons benefited from a leavening of humor"
Adj.1.imponderable - difficult or impossible to evaluate with precision; "such imponderable human factors as aesthetic sensibility"
ponderable - capable of being weighed or considered; "something ponderable from the outer world--something of which we can say that its weight is so and so"- James Jeans
Translations
imponderable [ɪmˈpɒndərəbl]
A. ADJimponderable
B. imponderables NPL(elementos mpl) imponderables mpl
imponderable [ɪmˈpɒndərəbəl]
adjimpondérable
nimpondérable m
imponderable
nunberechenbare or unwägbare Größe; imponderablesUnwägbarkeiten pl, → Imponderabilien pl (geh)
imponderable [ɪmˈpɒndrəbl] adjimponderabile


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In fairness, there's an awful lot of imponderables like the loss of John Mullane, the Henry Shefflin situation, Waterford's Croke Park nerves, the weariness of Kilkenny and the six week lay off that Waterford have had.
TEN opens at Romford tonight, but many imponderables mean there is not a rock-solid, stand-out bet - in my book at least.
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