imaginable

adjective

imag·​in·​able i-ˈma-jə-nə-bəl 

-ˈmaj-nə-

: capable of being imagined : conceivable

any imaginable location

imaginableness noun

imaginably

i-ˈma-jə-nə-blē 

-ˈmaj-nə-

adverb

Examples of imaginable in a Sentence

Computers now allow us to do things that were hardly imaginable only a few years ago.

The store has fruits of every kind imaginable.

We tried every imaginable therapy.

Recent Examples on the Web

Enter the Neiman Marcus Holiday Book, a classic guide to the most luxurious festive shopping imaginable. —Madeline Fitzgerald, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024

The cop plotline was bad and it was resolved in the most convenient, ridiculous way imaginable. —Erik Kain, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024

Using a special adaptation that filters saline compounds from their small bodies, brine flies have learned to live in some of the harshest landlocked waters imaginable. —Daniel Rothberg, Vox, 1 Oct. 2024

Hawaii has loads of them, serving just about every type of food imaginable. —Stefanie Waldek, Travel + Leisure, 1 Nov. 2024

Word History

Etymology

Middle English ymaginable, borrowed from Middle French & Late Latin; Middle French, borrowed from Late Latin imāginābilis, from Latin imāginārī "to imagine" + -bilis "capable (of acting) or worthy of (being acted upon)" — more at -able

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

imaginable

adjective

imag·​in·​able im-ˈaj-(ə-)nə-bəl 

: possible to imagine

any imaginable place

imaginably

-blē 

adverb