imaginable

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ɪˈmædʒənəbəl/ UK /ɪˈmædʒɪnəbəl/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adj
capable of being conceived or imagined

The shop sold every imaginable kind of sweet.

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Synonyms

1 adj · capable of being conceived... conceivablethinkablepossible credible supposable

Opposites

unimaginable inconceivable unthinkable

Word family

Derived forms imaginably

Related forms imagine imagination imaginative

Etymology

From Latin imaginabilis, from imaginari ('to picture to oneself'), from imago ('image, likeness'), from Proto-Italic *imago, related to imitari ('to imitate').

imaginari Latin imago Latin

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Topics

Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# imaginable

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ɪˈmædʒənəbəl/
**IPA (UK):** /ɪˈmædʒɪnəbəl/

## Meanings
1. capable of being conceived or imagined

## Examples
- The shop sold every imaginable kind of sweet.

## Synonyms
- conceivable
- thinkable
- possible
- credible
- supposable

## Antonyms
- unimaginable
- inconceivable
- unthinkable

## Derived Forms
- imaginably

## Related Forms
- imagine
- imagination
- imaginative

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: imaginari
- Root: imago

## Etymology
From Latin imaginabilis, from imaginari ('to picture to oneself'), from imago ('image, likeness'), from Proto-Italic *imago, related to imitari ('to imitate').

## AI Etymology
Imaginable is from Latin imaginabilis, from imaginari ('to picture to oneself'), from imago ('image, likeness'), from Proto-Italic *imago, related to imitari ('to imitate'). Important recorded forms include imaginari (Latin) and imago (Latin). The current sense covers capable of being conceived or imagined. The wider family includes derived forms such as imaginably and related words such as imagine, imagination, and imaginative.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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