imponderable

Meaning

Adj

1. Not ponderable; without sensible or appreciable weight; incapable of being weighed.
2. Difficult or impossible to comprehend or evaluate.

Noun

1. A substance or body, which is not ponderable, i.e., which not does not having a detectable amount of matter or measurable mass. An imponderable substance or body; specifically, in the plural, a name formerly applied to heat, light, electricity, and magnetism.
2. An imponderable question.
3. A factor that cannot be anticipated.

Synonyms

incalculable

weightless

inestimable

treacherous

unaccountable

uncalculated

unexplainable

unpredictable

unpremeditated

unreliable

unsubstantial

unthinkable

unthinking

electricity

inculculabe

lecky

erratic

leccy

immeasurable

power

Translations

imponderabile

imponderable

impondérable

unwägbar

άδηλος

ηλεκτρισμός

Elektrizität

αστάθμητος

ανυπολόγιστος

ηλεκτρισμός/ φορτίο/ηλεκτρικό ρεύμα

électricité

αβαρής

elettricità

Strom

electricitat

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɪmˈpɒndəɹəbl/

Etymology

From im- + ponderable.