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

Women artists shined through every chart and social media trend imaginable and the tremendous effort wasn’t out of the blue. —Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 6 Dec. 2024

After the first Trump administration implemented child–family separation at the U.S.-Mexican border in 2018—one of the harshest deterrents imaginable—apprehensions of Central American migrants increased. —Will Freeman, Foreign Affairs, 5 Dec. 2024

Trade shows are a cornerstone of marketing strategies for growing companies in nearly every industry imaginable, and entrepreneurs make big investments to showcase their businesses in front of important customers on exhibition floors. —Wayne Cantwell, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024

The results, and what has since come into view about the speed of the spread, should have set off every alarm imaginable. —Zeynep Tufekci, The Mercury News, 4 Dec. 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