immense
[ih-mens]
- vast; huge; very great: an immense territory.
- immeasurable; boundless.
- Informal. splendid: You did an immense job getting the project started.
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Origin of immense
1400–50; late Middle English < Latin immēnsus, equivalent to im- im-2 + mēnsus past participle of mētīrī to measure
Synonyms
See more synonyms for immense on Thesaurus.com1. extensive. See huge.
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Contemporary Examples
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Historical Examples
They were immensely excited, not at all awestricken, entirely friendly.
The Leopard WomanStewart Edward White
Finding the Dog able to do it immensely, made the match, and heavily backed the Dog.
Little DorritCharles Dickens
If you will be a little friendly, they would like it immensely.
Roden's CornerHenry Seton Merriman
They were immensely amused and interested with any particulars about her.
Southern Lights and ShadowsVarious
Our ladies are celebrated for their beauty, and are immensely popular, I can assure you.
Homeward BoundJames Fenimore Cooper
immense
- unusually large; huge; vast
- without limits; immeasurable
- informal very good; excellent
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Word Origin
C15: from Latin immensus, literally: unmeasured, from im- (not) + mensus measured, from mētīrī to measure
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