immeasurable

[ ih-mezh-er-uh-buhl ]
/ ɪˈmɛʒ ər ə bəl /
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adjective

incapable of being measured; limitless: the immeasurable vastness of the universe.

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Origin of immeasurable

First recorded in 1350–1400, immeasurable is from the Middle English word immesurable.See im-2, measurable

OTHER WORDS FROM immeasurable

im·meas·ur·a·bil·i·ty, im·meas·ur·a·ble·ness, nounim·meas·ur·a·bly, adverb

Words nearby immeasurable

immateriality, immaterialize, immature, immature cataract, immaturity, immeasurable, immediacy, immediate, immediate allergy, immediate annuity, immediate auscultation
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Words related to immeasurable

inexhaustible, limitless, unlimited, unfathomable, immense, boundless, unmeasurable, bottomless, countless, endless, extensive, indefinite, inestimable, large, umpteen, vast, illimitable, jillion, measureless, unbounded

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British Dictionary definitions for immeasurable

immeasurable
/ (ɪˈmɛʒərəbəl) /

adjective

incapable of being measured, esp by virtue of great size; limitless

Derived forms of immeasurable

immeasurability or immeasurableness, nounimmeasurably, adverb
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