"improbable" meaning in English

See improbable in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ɪmˈpɹɑbəbl̩/ [General-American], /ɪmˈpɹɒbəbl̩/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: en-GB-improbable.ogg Forms: more improbable [comparative], most improbable [superlative]
Etymology: Borrowed from Middle French improbable, from im- + probable. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|frm|improbable}} Middle French improbable, {{af|en|in-|probable|alt1=im-}} im- + probable Head templates: {{en-adj}} improbable (comparative more improbable, superlative most improbable)
  1. Not likely to be true. Categories (topical): Probability theory Translations (not likely to be true): անհավանական (anhavanakan) (Armenian), непраўдападо́бны (njepraŭdapadóbny) (Belarusian), неправдоподо́бен (nepravdopodóben) (Bulgarian), improbable (Catalan), nepravděpodobný (Czech), onwaarschijnlijk (Dutch), epätodennäköinen (Finnish), invraisemblable (French), არასარწმუნო (arasarc̣muno) (Georgian), წარმოუდგენელი (c̣armoudgeneli) (Georgian), არადამაჯერებელი (aradamaǯerebeli) (Georgian), დაუჯერებელი (dauǯerebeli) (Georgian), დამაჯერებლობას მოკლებული (damaǯereblobas moḳlebuli) (Georgian), ნაკლებად შესაძლებელი (naḳlebad šesaʒlebeli) (Georgian), ნაკლებად სავარაუდო (naḳlebad savaraudo) (Georgian), unwahrscheinlich (German), απίθανος (apíthanos) (Greek), valószínűtlen (Hungarian), 疑わしい (utagawashii) (Japanese), 低確率の (teikakuritsu no) (Japanese), nieprawdopododny (Polish), improvável (Portuguese), improbabil (Romanian), неправдоподо́бный (nepravdopodóbnyj) (Russian), nepravdepodobný (Slovak), improbable (Spanish), inverosímil (Spanish), osannolik (Swedish), неправдоподі́бний (nepravdopodíbnyj) (Ukrainian)
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  2. Not likely to happen. Categories (topical): Probability theory Translations (not likely to happen): անհավանական (anhavanakan) (Armenian), невераго́дны (njevjerahódny) (Belarusian), невероя́тен (neverojáten) (Bulgarian), usandsynlig (Danish), onwaarschijnlijk (Dutch), epätodennäköinen (Finnish), improbable (French), improbable (Galician), unwahrscheinlich (German), απίθανος (apíthanos) (Greek), valószínűtlen (Hungarian), 疑わしい (utagawashii) (Japanese), 低確率の (teikakuritsu no) (Japanese), improvável (Portuguese), невероя́тный (neverojátnyj) (Russian), improbable (Spanish), osannolik (Swedish), föga troligt (Swedish), неймові́рний (nejmovírnyj) (Ukrainian)
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Derived forms: improbability, improbably, statistically improbable phrase Related terms: probability, probably, impossible
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