Unimaginable

/ˌʌnɪˈmædʒɪnəbəl/ adjective

Definition

Impossible to imagine or picture in your mind; beyond what you can think of or believe.

Etymology

From Latin 'un-' (not) plus 'imaginable' (able to be imagined), from 'imagine' (to form an image) via Old French from Latin 'imaginari.' A straightforward negation of something that is already imaginable.

Kelly Says

The word 'unimaginable' is actually contradictory—if you're calling something unimaginable, you've kind of already imagined it enough to describe it! It's a useful but logically fascinating word that shows how humans stretch language to express the limits of thought.

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