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

And yet his incredible achievements and statistics do not begin to describe the awe that came with watching Mays dominate the game in every way imaginable. —Washington Post, 21 June 2024

Don’t miss the Old Kentucky Bourbon Bar, with its narrow shelves covered in every type of bourbon imaginable. —Julia Eskins, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 June 2024

Through its four-season run, The O.C. managed to celebrate (or desecrate) every single holiday or occasion imaginable. —Marianne Eloise, Vulture, 30 May 2024

Every theory imaginable is percolating on the internet about why this happened. —Sam Faddis, Baltimore Sun, 10 Apr. 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