imponderable — English Dictionary

Adjective

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.

   Examples

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   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.

Adjective

1. difficult or impossible to evaluate with precision

   Antonyms

   ponderable

   Examples

   such imponderable human factors as aesthetic sensibility

Noun

1. a factor whose effects cannot be accurately assessed

   Broader terms

   influence

   Examples

   human behavior depends on many imponderables