imponderabilia

[ im-pon-der-uh-bil-ee-uh, -bil-yuh ]
/ ɪmˌpɒn dər əˈbɪl i ə, -ˈbɪl yə /

plural noun

imponderables: the imponderabilia surrounding human life.

Origin of imponderabilia

1920–25; < New Latin, neuter plural of Medieval Latin imponderābilis imponderable

Words nearby imponderabilia

Example sentences from the Web for imponderabilia

  • Their mistake—it was also Mr. Wilson's great mistake—was in their disregard of what Bismarck called the imponderabilia.

    The Myth of a Guilty Nation |Albert Jay Nock

British Dictionary definitions for imponderabilia

imponderabilia
/ (ɪmˌpɒndərəˈbɪlɪə) /

pl n

imponderables

Word Origin for imponderabilia

C20: New Latin