Imaginable Meaning
/ɪˈmadʒɪnəbəl/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjAble to be imagined; conceivable.
adjAble to be imagined; conceivable., Within the realm of consideration.
Sentence Examples
This is the best play imaginable.
I have tried every means imaginable.
This cookbook has recipes for every imaginable occasion.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
Every ____ effort was made to rescue the trapped miners from the cave.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The hotel offered every luxury ____, from a private spa to a personal chef for guests.
Word Origin & History
From Middle English ymaginable, from Latin imāginābilis; equivalent to imagine + -able.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"While running, they were exposed to the most hideous bespawling imaginable."
— 2002, Peter Novobatzky, Ammon Shea, Depraved and Insulting English:
"By the early 1980s, Gucci was overlicensed, with its logo on every product imaginable from headscarves to key rings to lighters."
— 2015, Ashok Som, Christian Blanckaert, The Road To Luxury:
"Nevertheless, even if these forms do not directly go back to Lat. autumnus, influence of this word is imaginable."
— 2025, Cid Swanenvleugel, The Pre-Roman Elements of the Sardinian Lexicon, page 171:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
Every ____ effort was made to rescue the trapped miners from the cave.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The hotel offered every luxury ____, from a private spa to a personal chef for guests.