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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These revelations did immeasurable damage to his reputation.
Ted Cruz’s proposed election commission can only hurt the country|Stuart MacKay|January 6, 2021|Washington Post
What he has meant to our organization and our community is immeasurable and will not be forgotten.
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These, and other powerful efforts to aid the progressive cause, may not have all been centered around LGBTQ equality, but have provided immeasurable aid to that struggle, just the same.
For Norman Lear, being an ally is a calling|John Paul King|September 11, 2020|Washington Blade
The charm continues when he waxes on—and on—about the immeasurable respect he has for Cumberbatch, his friend of over 15 years.
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But publicly, once they make that decision, the trickle down effect is immeasurable.
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No, the difference between the postcard and the real thing is immeasurable.
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This development spared Obama immeasurable misery in his remaining three-plus years.
Will Obama Learn the Right Lesson From the Summers Debacle?|Michael Tomasky|September 18, 2013|DAILY BEAST
His influence on poets and readers of poetry is immeasurable.
How Seamus Heaney Influenced Poet Laureate Natasha Trethewey|Natasha Trethewey|September 3, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Think of the immeasurable wealth of a Providence who could create such a wonder for just two insignificant human beings.
Dorothy at Skyrie|Evelyn Raymond
His aching heart, filled with an immeasurable love, remained without the relief of utterance.
The Wave|Algernon Blackwood
It exists in vast immeasurable quantities in connexion with all material worlds.
The Kingdom of God, Part 1|Orson Pratt
Marriage had not abridged his immeasurable remoteness, nor touched his incorruptible refinement.
The Creators|May Sinclair
These immeasurable forces produce sometimes extraordinary inundations.
Toilers of the Sea|Victor Hugo

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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