imponderabilia

[ im-pon-der-uh-bil-ee-uh, -bil-yuh ]

plural noun

1. imponderables; things that cannot be precisely determined, measured, or evaluated:

   the imponderabilia surrounding human life.

imponderabilia

/ ɪmˌpɒndərəˈbɪlɪə /

plural noun

1. imponderables

Word History and Origins

Origin of imponderabilia¹

First recorded in 1920–25; from New Latin, neuter plural of Medieval Latin imponderābilis imponderable

Word History and Origins

Origin of imponderabilia¹

C20: New Latin

Example Sentences

The answer, as K. well knows, depends upon too many imponderabilia to be worth the cost of a cable.

From Project Gutenberg

Their mistake—it was also Mr. Wilson's great mistake—was in their disregard of what Bismarck called the imponderabilia.

From Project Gutenberg