unimaginable
adjectiveattested in dialogue
- //ˌʌnɪˈmædʒɪnəbəl//
Unable to be imagined; inconceivable or mind-boggling; beyond belief.
adjective
- 1
Unable to be imagined; inconceivable or mind-boggling; beyond belief.
But at the microlevel it consists of an unimaginable number of atoms connected by springy chemical bonds, all jiggling around at a rate that even our fastest supercomputer might envy.
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English imagine Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlomder. Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English unimaginable From un- + imagine + -able.
Forms
- comparative
- more unimaginable
- superlative
- most unimaginable
unimaginable · Unable to be imagined; inconceivable or mind-boggling; beyond belief.
unimportant · petty; not important or noteworthyunintelligible · Not intelligible; unable to be understood.uninvited · Not invited.