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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
Adjective
unable to be weighed or assessed
Noun
something difficult or impossible to assess
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 [ɪmˈpɔndərəbl] adj → imponderable
imponderable [ɪmˈpɔndərəbl] adj → impondérable
imponderable [ɪmˈpɔndərəbl] adj → unberechenbar
n → unberechenbare Größe f
imponderable [ɪmˈpɔndərəbl] adj → imponderabile


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