immeasurable
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Etymology
From Middle English inmesurable, ynmesurable; equivalent to im- + measurable.
Pronunciation
Adjective
immeasurable (comparative more immeasurable, superlative most immeasurable)
- impossible to measure
- 1832, Letitia Elizabeth Landon, Heath's Book of Beauty, 1833, The Enchantress, pages 12–13:
- Give me your hand, and in a few minutes we shall be in my own dwelling, amid those immeasurable deserts where only my story may be communicated.
- 1960 March, Cecil J. Allen, “Locomotive Running Past and Present”, in Trains Illustrated, page 175:
- There is also the former Great Central main line which, though it climbs to an almost equal altitude at Dunford, has the immeasurable advantage of electric traction.
- vast
- 2007, Terence Hunt, “Longest-serving Bush aide resigns”, in Associated Press:
- "His contribution has been immeasurable," Bush said in a statement. "I value his judgment, and I treasure his friendship."
Usage notes
Also used tautologically as a spin word to avoid stating explicitly whether someone or something had a positive or negative effect. It is a neutral term equivalent to neither priceless nor worthless.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Translations
impossible to measure
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vast
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Noun
immeasurable (plural immeasurables)
- anything that cannot be measured
Translations
anything that cannot be measured
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