immeasurable en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ɪˈmɛʒəɹəbəl/
- /ɪˈmɛʒɹəbəl/
Etymology
From Middle English inmesurable, ynmesurable; equivalent to im- + measurable.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) impossible to measure
There is also the former Great Central main line which, though it climbs to an almost equal altitude at Dunford, has the immeasurable advantage of electric traction.
1960 March, Cecil J. Allen, “Locomotive Running Past and Present”, in Trains Illustrated, page 175:Give me your hand, and in a few minutes we shall be in my own dwelling, amid those immeasurable deserts where only my story may be communicated.
1832, Letitia Elizabeth Landon, Heath's Book of Beauty, 1833, The Enchantress, pages 12–13:
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(not-comparable) vast
My disappointment is immeasurable and my day is ruined.
2017 July 5, TheReportOfTheWeek, 6:03 from the start, in Popeyes Cheddar Biscuit Butterfly Shrimp - Food Review, via YouTube, archived from the original on 28 Jul 2017:"His contribution has been immeasurable," Bush said in a statement. "I value his judgment, and I treasure his friendship."
2007, Terence Hunt, “Longest-serving Bush aide resigns”, in Associated Press:
Antonyms
Deriveds
immeasurably · immeasurable light · immeasurableness
Synonyms
Translations (36)
de nicht messbar (impossible to measure) · fr incommensurable (vast) · es inmedible (impossible to measure) · it immenso (vast) · pt imensurável (vast) · ru непомерный (impossible to measure) · grc ἀμέτρητος (impossible to measure) · ar لَا يُقَاسُ (impossible to measure) · es inmensurable (impossible to measure) · cs nezměrný (vast) · it incommensurabile (vast) · ga gan teorainn (impossible to measure) · ga as cuimse (impossible to measure) · ga as miosúr (impossible to measure) · ro de nemăsurat (vast) · eo nemezurebla (impossible to measure) · pl niezmierzony (vast) · cs neměřitelný (impossible to measure) · pl niemierzalny (impossible to measure) · ka განუზომელი (vast) · de unmessbar (impossible to measure) · bg огромен (vast) · it enorme (vast) · ro nemăsurabil (vast) · hi अपरिमेय (impossible to measure) · bg неизмерим (impossible to measure) · gu અમાપ (vast) · el ανυπολόγιστος (impossible to measure) · ru неизмеримый (impossible to measure) · gu અમાપ (impossible to measure) · pt imensurável (impossible to measure) · ca immesurable (impossible to measure) · ka განუზომელი (impossible to measure) · sa अपरिमाण (impossible to measure) · fi mittaamaton (vast) · vi vô bờ (impossible to measure)