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unthinkable
[
uhn-
thing
-k
uh
-b
uh
l
]
Origin
un·think·a·ble
/
ʌnˈθɪŋ
kə
bəl
/
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[
uhn-
thing
-k
uh
-b
uh
l
]
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adjective
1.
inconceivable; unimaginable:
the unthinkable size of the universe.
2.
not to be considered; out of the question:
Such a suggestion is unthinkable.
noun
3.
something that cannot be conceived or imagined, as something too unusual, vague, or disagreeable:
Today's unthinkables are tomorrow's realities.
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a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
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Origin:
1400–50;
late Middle English;
see
un-
1
,
thinkable
Related forms
un·think·a·bil·i·ty,
un·think·a·ble·ness,
noun
un·think·a·bly,
adverb
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unthinkable
(ʌnˈθɪŋkəb
ə
l)
—
adj
1.
not to be contemplated; out of the question
2.
unimaginable; inconceivable
3.
unreasonable; improbable
unthinka'bility
—
n
un'thinkableness
—
n
un'thinkably
—
adv
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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Word Origin & History
unthinkable
1430, "too large to be conceived, unimaginable," from
un-
(1) "not" + thinkable (see
think
). Meaning "incapable of being framed by thought" is recorded from c.1445. Unthinking "unreflecting" is attested from 1676.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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