imponderable

ɪmˈpɑndərəbəl

Definition

Definition of imponderable - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

evaluation

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difficult or impossible to evaluate with precision

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The imponderable effects of the policy worried the analysts.

incalculable

inestimable

comprehension

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difficult or impossible to comprehend

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The imponderable complexity of the universe fascinates many thinkers.

incomprehensible

unfathomable

Noun

unpredictable factor

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factor that cannot be anticipated

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The weather is always an imponderable in outdoor events.

uncertainty

unknown

variable

uncertain element

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something difficult or impossible to assess

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The imponderable of human behavior affects the study.

enigma

uncertainty

unknown

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Origin of imponderable

Latin, imponderabilis (not able to be weighed)

Examples of imponderable in a sentence

He pondered the imponderable mysteries of life.
The imponderable nature of time puzzles scientists.
Her imponderable motives left everyone confused.
Market fluctuations are an imponderable for investors.
Human behavior remains an imponderable in social sciences.
The weather remains an imponderable for the event planners.

Economic forecasts often include imponderables.

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French:impondérable, inattendu, ...
German:unabwägbar, Unwägbarkeit, ...
Italian:imponderabile, ...
Spanish:imponderable, incógnita, ...
Portuguese:imponderável, incalculável, ...
Chinese:难以评估的, 不可预测因素, ...
Japanese:評価困難な, 予測不可能な要因, ...
Arabic:مُتَعَذِّر التَّقْدِير, عامِل غَيْر مُتَوَقَّع, ...
Hebrew:בִּלְתִּי נִתָּן לְהַעֲרָכָה, גּוֹרֵם בִּלְתִּי צָפוּי, ...
Russian:неподдающийся оценке, непредсказуемый фактор, ...
Ukrainian:невизначений, непередбачуваний фактор, ...
Hindi:अमूल्यनीय, अनिश्चित, ...
Bengali:অমূল্যায়নযোগ্য, অপ্রত্যাশিত কারণ, ...
Catalan:imponderable, incògnita, ...
Czech:nevyčíslitelný, neznámá, ...
Danish:uoverskuelig, uberegnet faktor, ...
Dutch:onpeilbaar, onzekerheid, ...
Greek:απροσδιόριστος, απρόβλεπτο, ...
Hungarian:felmérhetetlen, bizonytalansági tényező, ...
Khmer:ពិបាកវាយតម្លៃ, កត្តាមិនប្រាកដប្រជា, ...
Korean:불가측한, 불확실성, ...
Persian:غیرقابل ارزیابی, عامل غیرقابل پیش‌بینی, ...
Polish:nieobliczalny, nieprzewidywalny czynnik, ...
Portuguese (BR):imponderável, incógnita, ...
Romanian:imprevizibil, imponderabil, ...
Swedish:opåverkbar, oförutsägbar faktor, ...
Thai:ยากจะประเมิน, สิ่งที่ไม่สามารถคาดการณ์ได้, ...
Turkish:değerlendirilemez, belirsiz faktör, ...
Vietnamese:khó lường, yếu tố không thể đoán trước, ...

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