inestimable en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ɪnˈɛstɪməbl/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- (Southern-England) audio
- ĭnĕsʹtĭməbl (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ɪˈnɛs.tɪ.mə.bəl/
Etymology
From Middle French inestimable, from Latin inaestimābilis, from in (“un-”, “not”) + aestimābilis (“estimable”). Equivalent to in- + estimable.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Not able to be estimated; not able to be calculated, computed or comprehended, as because of great scale, degree or magnitude.
He has refused to pass other Laws for the accommodation of large districts of people, unless those people would relinquish the right of Representation in the Legislature, a right inestimable to them and formidable to tyrants only.
1776, United States Declaration of Independence:The Voyager spacecraft explored the solar system and continued into the inestimable space beyond.
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(not-comparable) Venerable, great.
On my arrival hither I found a letter from the inestimable Mr. Wythe, by which he informs me that in consequence of a late act of our general assembly he remains the sole judge of the high court of chancery.
1789, The Papers of Thomas Jefferson, Volume 15:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| inæstimable | alternative | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Translations (18)
fr inappréciable (Venerable, great) · pl nieoceniony (Venerable, great) · pt inestimável (Not able to be estimated; not able to be calculated, computed or comprehended) · de unschätzbar (Venerable, great) · mi kāmehameha (Venerable, great) · pt inestimável (Venerable, great) · fi mahdoton mitata (Not able to be estimated; not able to be calculated, computed or comprehended) · es inestimable (Not able to be estimated; not able to be calculated, computed or comprehended) · fi verraton (Venerable, great) · fi mahdoton arvioida (Not able to be estimated; not able to be calculated, computed or comprehended) · sv ovärderlig (Venerable, great) · es inestimable (Venerable, great) · pl nieobliczalny (Not able to be estimated; not able to be calculated, computed or comprehended) · la impretiabilis (Venerable, great) · fi kunnianarvoisa (Venerable, great) · pl drogocenny (Venerable, great) · cs neocenitelný (Venerable, great) · pl bezcenny (Venerable, great)