immeasurable
[ih-mezh-er-uh-buh l]
- 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
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Contemporary Examples
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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November 24, 2014
But publicly, once they make that decision, the trickle down effect is immeasurable.
No, the difference between the postcard and the real thing is immeasurable.
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December 1, 2013
This development spared Obama immeasurable misery in his remaining three-plus years.
His influence on poets and readers of poetry is immeasurable.
Historical Examples
The immeasurable, eternal caverns of the ocean were scooped.
ImogenWilliam Godwin
The troop of the stars was posted in the immeasurable deeps of the firmament.
A Spirit in PrisonRobert Hichens
And yet beneath all his discomfort there was a full tide of immeasurable happiness.
Cleo The MagnificentLouis Zangwill
What is it that would seem to determine this immeasurable privilege of Access to Him?
The Prodigal ReturnsLilian Staveley
How full of gayety, yet immeasurable tenderness, is her speaking face!
Molly BawnMargaret Wolfe Hamilton
immeasurable
- incapable of being measured, esp by virtue of great size; limitless
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Word Origin and History for immeasurable
adj.
mid-15c., from im- + measurable. It could alternate with immensurable (1530s), from French, from Late Latin immensurabilis, from assimilated form of in- "not" + mensurabilis "able to be measured," from mensurare "to measure." Related: Immeasurably.
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