French Conversation · Level 15
90 words
French word
imaginable
Pronunciation
IPA/imaʒinabl/
Meaning
- adjectiveimaginable
Example
C'est imaginable.
That is imaginable.
More examples
Tout à fait imaginable dans ce cas.
Entirely imaginable in this case.
Core concept
A situation visible to the mind even when no real instance is established.
Common phrases
tout à fait imaginable
entirely imaginable
à peine imaginable
barely imaginable
difficilement imaginable
difficult to imagine
Similar words
possible: Able to happen in reality.
concevable: Able to be accepted as logically possible.
réalisable: Able to be carried out or brought about.
Definition in French
Qui peut être conçu par l'imagination, sans garantir son existence réelle.
Word origin
Imaginable is derived from the French verb imaginer, which continues the Latin imaginari, with -able added to express possibility.
Usage tips
- The g in imaginable has the French soft sound heard in imaginer because it comes before i.
Other meanings
- conceivableadjective
- possibleadjective
Opposites
- inimaginableunimaginableadjective
- impensableunthinkableadjective
Related words
- imaginerimagineverb
- imaginationimaginationnoun
- imaginaireimaginaryadjective