immense

[ih-mens]

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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.

Origin of immense

1400–50; late Middle English < Latin immēnsus, equivalent to im- im-² + mēnsus past participle of mētīrī to measure

Related formsim·mense·ly, adverbim·mense·ness, noun

Synonyms

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1. extensive. See huge.

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Contemporary Examples

He was a scion of immense wealth, a civil rights activist, and an art collector and patron.
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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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November 4, 2014
This fact is hidden from the helpers, whose intercessions bring them immense satisfaction.
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October 3, 2014
Singer argues that eating meat is almost always wrong, due to the immense amount of suffering caused by factory farming.
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September 28, 2014
The physical, financial, and emotional toll of an unintended pregnancy can be immense.
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Historical Examples

Hence, our architecture and statuary is massive and of immense proportions.
Philothea
Lydia Maria Child
The immense pools in the Phillips were as salt as sea water.
Explorations in Australia
John Forrest
We have just had one of our men killed, a young sculptor of immense promise.
Ballads of a Bohemian
Robert W. Service
The immense majority of us prefer a God at second or third hand.
The Conquest of Fear
Basil King
The price is immense, and much beyond what I can ever attempt to pay.
Lady Susan
Jane Austen

British Dictionary definitions for immense

immense

adjective

unusually large; huge; vast
without limits; immeasurable
informal very good; excellent

Derived Formsimmensely, adverbimmenseness, noun

Word Origin

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

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Word Origin and History for immense

adj.

early 15c., from Middle French immense (mid-14c.), from Latin immensus "immeasurable, boundless," from assimilated form of in- "not, opposite of" (see in- (1)) + mensus "measured," past participle of metiri (see measure).

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Synonyms

Examples from the Web for immense

Contemporary Examples

He was a scion of immense wealth, a civil rights activist, and an art collector and patron.

Two years ago, however, Nancy became ill with a post-surgical infection that caused her immense pain.

This fact is hidden from the helpers, whose intercessions bring them immense satisfaction.

Singer argues that eating meat is almost always wrong, due to the immense amount of suffering caused by factory farming.

The physical, financial, and emotional toll of an unintended pregnancy can be immense.

Historical Examples

Hence, our architecture and statuary is massive and of immense proportions.

The immense pools in the Phillips were as salt as sea water.

We have just had one of our men killed, a young sculptor of immense promise.

The immense majority of us prefer a God at second or third hand.

The price is immense, and much beyond what I can ever attempt to pay.

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Word Origin

Word Origin and History for immense

adj.

Origin of immense