Standard Lemma guide

imaginable

adj · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ɪˈmadʒɪnəbəl/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /-nəbəl/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ɪˈmadʒnəbəl/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • General-American: /ɪˈmæd͡ʒɪnəbəl/
  • General-American: /-nəbəl/
  • General-American: /ɪˈmæd͡ʒnəbəl/
  • CMU ARPABET: IH2 M AE1 JH AH0 N AH0 B AH0 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Able to be imagined; conceivable.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Able to be imagined; conceivable.

Within the realm of consideration.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective satellite

Meaning 3

capable of being imagined

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • that is one possible answer

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: conceivable

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Middle English ymaginable, from Latin imāginābilis; equivalent to imagine + -able.

Across languages

Translations

23 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: imaginable — able to be imagined; conceivable
  • Chinese Mandarin: 可以想像的 (kěyǐ xiǎngxiàng de) — able to be imagined; conceivable
  • Czech: představitelný — able to be imagined; conceivable
  • Esperanto: imagebla — able to be imagined; conceivable
  • Finnish: kuviteltavissa oleva — able to be imagined; conceivable
  • French: imaginable — able to be imagined; conceivable
  • Galician: imaxinable — able to be imagined; conceivable
  • German: vorstellbar — able to be imagined; conceivable
  • Hungarian: képzelhető — able to be imagined; conceivable
  • Hungarian: elképzelhető — able to be imagined; conceivable
  • Italian: immaginabile — able to be imagined; conceivable
  • Japanese: 考えられる (kangaerareru) — able to be imagined; conceivable
  • Japanese: 想像できる (sōzō dekiru) — able to be imagined; conceivable
  • Latin: cōgitābilis — able to be imagined; conceivable
  • Middle English: ymaginable — able to be imagined; conceivable
  • Polish: wyobrażalny — able to be imagined; conceivable
  • Portuguese: imaginável — able to be imagined; conceivable
  • Portuguese: concebível — able to be imagined; conceivable
  • Russian: вообрази́мый (voobrazímyj) — able to be imagined; conceivable
  • Spanish: imaginable — able to be imagined; conceivable
  • Spanish: concebible — able to be imagined; conceivable
  • Swedish: tänkbar — able to be imagined; conceivable
  • Turkish: düşünülebilir — able to be imagined; conceivable
Real reading context

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