unimaginable
pronunciation
How to pronounce unimaginable in British English:
UK [ˌʌnɪˈmædʒɪnəbl]
How to pronounce unimaginable in American English:
US [ˌʌnɪˈmædʒɪnəbl]
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- Adjective:
- totally unlikely
Word Origin
- unimaginable (adj.)
- 1610s, from un- (1) "not" + imaginable. Related: Unimaginably.
Example
- 1. Kim jong-il imposed unimaginable hardship on the north korean people .
- 2. Photographs by fedor yurchikhin depict clouds of unimaginable shapes and colors .
- 3. A single currency is pretty well unimaginable , even more so now after the experience of the euro .
- 4. A parade of senators called it " unimaginable " and " really astounding " that the 6 00000 americans who live in the district have no vote in congress .
- 5. As a state , modern russia began with no commonly held values ; it was founded in a charged atmosphere of collapse , rebellion , and almost unimaginable improvisation and contingency .