immeasurable
Americanadjective
adjective
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Etymology
Origin of immeasurable
First recorded in 1350–1400, immeasurable is from the Middle English word immesurable. See im- 2, measurable
Explanation
Something immeasurable can't be measured or quantified. It's too vast. When you measure something, you check how long it is, how much it weighs, or some other measurable aspect. If something is immeasurable, then measuring is impossible. The numbers of stars in the sky is immeasurable: we can't know how many there are. The number of grains of sand on a beach is immeasurable: they can’t be counted. This word means more than a lot. There are a lot of countries in the world, but they're not immeasurable.
Vocabulary lists containing immeasurable
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Example Sentences
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"Immeasurable distress" had been caused to those accused and those close to them and they had suffered "obvious reputational damage", said the prosecutor.
From BBC • May 14, 2019
It was here that my spacious, eventless “color field” pieces unfurled themselves—“The Light That Fills the World,” “Dark Wind,” “The Farthest Place,” and “The Immeasurable Space of Tones.”
From The New Yorker • Jun. 17, 2015
Immeasurable tonnages shifted, radiating spasms that miners feel as trembles in the rock.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 13, 2013
Immeasurable The excitement I feel to play games and see what European fútbol is like.
From New York Times • Feb. 26, 2012
"Immeasurable toga."—It is very true that in the time of Augustus the toga had disappeared amongst the lowest plebs, and greatly Augustus was shocked at that spectacle.
From Miscellaneous Essays by De Quincey, Thomas
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