imponderable C2+ Topic:Register & Style US /ɪmˈpɑːndəɹəbl/ UK /ɪmˈpɒndəɹəbl/ See IPA manual Freq #125402 Meanings 1 adj difficult or impossible to evaluate with precision Such imponderable human factors as aesthetic sensibility. 2 noun a factor whose effects cannot be accurately assessed Human behavior depends on many imponderables. 3 noun A factor that cannot be anticipated. One key imponderable is the attitude of the companies that will no longer have a role in the business. It is worth noting here that several have already thrown the towel in or been gently pushed out, such as Stagecoach and National Express. Thesaurus Word family Derived forms imponderablenessimponderably Etymology From im- + ponderable. Topics Register & Style External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # imponderable **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj, noun **IPA (US):** /ɪmˈpɑːndəɹəbl/ **IPA (UK):** /ɪmˈpɒndəɹəbl/ **Frequency rank:** 125402 ## Meanings 1. difficult or impossible to evaluate with precision 2. a factor whose effects cannot be accurately assessed 3. A factor that cannot be anticipated. ## Examples - Such imponderable human factors as aesthetic sensibility. - Human behavior depends on many imponderables. - One key imponderable is the attitude of the companies that will no longer have a role in the business. It is worth noting here that several have already thrown the towel in or been gently pushed out, such as Stagecoach and National Express. ## Derived Forms - imponderableness - imponderably ## Etymology From im- + ponderable. ## Topics - Register & Style markdown