adjective
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unusually large; huge; vast
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without limits; immeasurable
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informal very good; excellent
Related Words
See huge.
Other Word Forms
- immensely adverb
- immenseness noun
Etymology
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”; im- 2
Example Sentences
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The business model requires immense capital outlays up front.
From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026
Franco Colapinto - 4 - How quickly things can change after an immense race in China.
From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026
The Sun delivers an immense amount of energy to Earth every moment, yet modern solar cells capture only a small share of it.
From Science Daily • Mar. 28, 2026
Concerns about Big Tech’s immense investment in building data centers to power AI technology were starting to erode investors’ confidence in these shares.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 27, 2026
“Burns was the first American to see the immense possibilities of the instrument in detective work,” the Literary Digest reported in 1912.
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
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