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 for immense

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1. extensive. See huge.

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Related Words for immensely

ever, too, more, unduly, exceedingly, extremely, inordinately, truly, terribly, excessively, dreadfully, quite, hugely, very, exceptionally, overly, awfully, remarkably, highly, unjustifiably

Examples from the Web for immensely

Contemporary Examples of immensely

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Historical Examples of immensely

They were immensely excited, not at all awestricken, entirely friendly.
The Leopard Woman
Stewart Edward White
Finding the Dog able to do it immensely, made the match, and heavily backed the Dog.
Little Dorrit
Charles Dickens
If you will be a little friendly, they would like it immensely.
Roden's Corner
Henry Seton Merriman
They were immensely amused and interested with any particulars about her.
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Our ladies are celebrated for their beauty, and are immensely popular, I can assure you.
Homeward Bound
James Fenimore Cooper

British Dictionary definitions for immensely

immense

adjective

unusually large; huge; vast

without limits; immeasurable

informal very good; excellent

Derived Formsimmensely, 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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Word Origin and History for immensely

adv.

1650s, from immense + -ly (2).

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).