immensurable

[ ih-men-sher-uh-buhl, -ser-uh- ]

/ ɪˈmɛn ʃər ə bəl, -sər ə- /

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Origin of immensurable

From the Late Latin word immēnsūrābilis, dating back to 1525–35. See im-², mensurable

OTHER WORDS FROM immensurable

im·men·su·ra·bil·i·ty, im·men·su·ra·ble·ness, noun

Words nearby immensurable

Immelmann turn, immemorial, immense, immensely, immensity, immensurable, immerge, immerse, immersed, immerser, immersion

How to use immensurable in a sentence

He was for bestowing on Zuleika the half of his immensurable estates.
Zuleika Dobson|Max Beerbohm
Immensurable, im-mens′ūr-a-bl, adj. that cannot be measured.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M)|Various
Shall we still wonder that these stars, of such immensurable size, seem no larger to us than so many sparks?
The 'Characters' of Jean de La Bruyre|Jean de La Bruyre

British Dictionary definitions for immensurable

immensurable

/ (ɪˈmɛnʃərəbəl) /

adjective

a less common word for immeasurable

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