- unimaginable
- unimaginable (adj.) 1610s, from UN- (Cf. un-) (1) "not" + IMAGINABLE (Cf. imaginable). Related: Unimaginably.
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unimaginable — [spelling only] … English World dictionary
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unimaginable — adjective Date: 1611 not imaginable or comprehensible < unimaginable horror > • unimaginably adverb … New Collegiate Dictionary
unimaginable — adj. Unimaginable is used with these nouns: ↑pain, ↑suffering, ↑wealth … Collocations dictionary
unimaginable — un|i|ma|gin|a|ble [ˌʌnıˈmædʒınəbəl] adj not possible to imagine ▪ unimaginable wealth >unimaginably adv … Dictionary of contemporary English
unimaginable — un|i|mag|i|na|ble [ ,ʌnı mædʒınəbl ] adjective very difficult to imagine: a regime of unimaginable cruelty ╾ un|i|mag|i|na|bly adverb … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
unimaginable — adjective not possible to imagine: an unimaginable amount of money … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
