measureless
Americanadjective
adjective
Other Word Forms
- measurelessly adverb
- measurelessness noun
Etymology
Origin of measureless
First recorded in 1350–1400, measureless is from the Middle English word measureles. See measure, -less
Example Sentences
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Then there’s that ring everyone is after, which brings measureless might to those who renounce love.
From New York Times • Sep. 21, 2018
Each word is pronounced as though it encompasses measureless meaning.
From Los Angeles Times • May 25, 2017
Honestly imagined and true to history, it is also a parable of the way the pioneers, as immoderate as children, took their measureless paradise and spoiled it.
From Time Magazine Archive
It is a military "high ground" of measureless potential, yet no nation has so far dared to exploit it.
From Time Magazine Archive
It’s just that those things don’t seem to have the weight, the measureless beauty of countless sunsets and dawns, the simple grace and clear glory of nature.
From This Side of Wild by Gary Paulsen
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