Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unimaginable

/ˌʌnɪˈmædʒɪnəbəl/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.15 in modern English

Syllables
unimag-in-able
IPA
/ˌʌnɪˈmædʒɪnəbəl/
17
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
6
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

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Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English imagine Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English unimaginable From un- + imagine + -able.

Inflected Forms

more unimaginable (comparative) most unimaginable (superlative)

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Questions

How do you pronounce unimaginable?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌʌnɪˈmædʒɪnəbəl/.
What does unimaginable mean?
Unable to be imagined; inconceivable or mind-boggling; beyond belief.
Where does unimaginable come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English imagine Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English unimaginable From un- + imagine + -able.

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