immense

[ ih-mens ]

/ ɪˈmɛns /

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adjective

vast; huge; very great: an immense territory.

immeasurable; boundless.

Informal. splendid: You did an immense job getting the project started.

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1 extensive.

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Origin of immense

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English, from Latin immēnsus “huge, boundless, immeasurable,” equivalent to im- “un-” + mēnsus, past participle of mētīrī “to measure”; see im-²

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1. See huge.

OTHER WORDS FROM immense

im·mense·ly, adverbim·mense·ness, noun

Words nearby immense

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How to use immense in a sentence

“I’m seeing immense frustration and fear that they’re going to be left behind,” Bloomgarden says.
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It takes an immense amount of resources, and personnel talent, to optimize the algorithm running those platforms based on the company’s key performance indicators, or KPIs.
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The ecosystem is immense, and so are the probabilities some stakeholders employ questionable practices.
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The country’s fragile push for democracy has always centered around Suu Kyi’s immense popularity.
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His commitment to journalism and the basketball community was immense and we will miss his warm, engaging personality.
NBA reporter Sekou Smith, who died of covid at 48, is remembered for his kindness|Cindy Boren|January 27, 2021|Washington Post
He was a scion of immense wealth, a civil rights activist, and an art collector and patron.
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The agents in charge were under immense pressure to make headway in the case.
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Two years ago, however, Nancy became ill with a post-surgical infection that caused her immense pain.
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This fact is hidden from the helpers, whose intercessions bring them immense satisfaction.
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Singer argues that eating meat is almost always wrong, due to the immense amount of suffering caused by factory farming.
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But what a magnificent plain is this we are entering upon: it is of immense extent.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 372, October 1846|Various
But Polavieja started his campaign with the immense advantage of having the whole of the dry season before him.
The Philippine Islands|John Foreman
He saw with evident pleasure the outward and visible signs of the old earl's immense wealth.
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The foreman's immense voice, explaining machines and tools, caused physical vibrations in her.
Hilda Lessways|Arnold Bennett
How on earth can Jack find time to think about women with the immense amount of work he gets through?
Ancestors|Gertrude Atherton

British Dictionary definitions for immense

immense

/ (ɪˈmɛns) /

adjective

unusually large; huge; vast

without limits; immeasurable

informal very good; excellent

Derived forms of immense

immensely, adverbimmenseness, noun

Word Origin for immense

C15: from Latin immensus, literally: unmeasured, from im- (not) + mensus measured, from mētīrī to measure

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