inimaginable
English
Etymology
From in- + imaginable.
Adjective
inimaginable (comparative more inimaginable, superlative most inimaginable)
- (archaic) unimaginable; inconceivable
- 1659, John Pearson, Exposition of the Creed:
- In this sense two prime causes are inimaginable; and for all things to depend of one, and to be more independent beings than one, is a clear contradiction.
Catalan
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [i.ni.mə.ʒiˈnab.blə]
- IPA(key): (Valencia) [i.ni.ma.d͡ʒiˈna.ble]
Audio (Barcelona): (file)
Adjective
inimaginable m or f (masculine and feminine plural inimaginables)
Further reading
- “inimaginable”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
- “inimaginable”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
- “inimaginable” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “inimaginable” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
French
Etymology
From in- + imaginable.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /i.ni.ma.ʒi.nabl/
Audio (Canada (Shawinigan)): (file)
Adjective
inimaginable (plural inimaginables)
- unimaginable
- Near-synonyms: inconcevable, impensable
Derived terms
Further reading
- “inimaginable”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Spanish
Etymology
From in- + imaginable.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /inimaxiˈnable/ [i.ni.ma.xiˈna.β̞le]
- Rhymes: -able
- Syllabification: i‧ni‧ma‧gi‧na‧ble
Adjective
inimaginable m or f (masculine and feminine plural inimaginables)
- unimaginable
- Antonym: imaginable
Derived terms
Further reading
- “inimaginable”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024