Imponderable


[im-pon-der-uh-buh l] /ɪmˈpɒn dər ə bəl/

adjective
1.
not ponderable; that cannot be precisely determined, measured, or evaluated.
noun
2.
an imponderable thing, force, agency, etc.
/ɪmˈpɒndərəbəl; -drəbəl/
adjective
1.
unable to be weighed or assessed
noun
2.
something difficult or impossible to assess
adj.

1794, “weightless,” from assimilated form of in- (1) “not, opposite of” + ponderable (see ponder). Figurative use, “unthinkable,” from 1814. Related: Imponderably. As a noun, by 1842.

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