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imponderable

[im-pon-der-uh-buhl]

im·pon·der·a·ble

[im-pon-der-uh-buhl]
adjective
1.
not ponderable; that cannot be precisely determined, measured, or evaluated.
noun
2.
an imponderable thing, force, agency, etc.

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Imponderable has a plethora of syllables.
So is antidisestablishmentarianism. Does it mean:
(used as a nonsense word by children to express approval or to represent the longest word in English.)
opposition to the withdrawal of state support or recognition from an established church, esp. the Anglican Church in 19th-century England.

Origin:
1785–95; < Medieval Latin imponderābilis. See im-2, ponderable

im·pon·der·a·bil·i·ty, im·pon·der·a·ble·ness, noun
im·pon·der·a·bly, adverb
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imponderable (ɪmˈpɒndərəbəl, -drəbəl)
 
adj
1.  unable to be weighed or assessed
 
n
2.  something difficult or impossible to assess
 
impondera'bility
 
n
 
im'ponderableness
 
n
 
im'ponderably
 
adv

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