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immense

[ih-mens]

adjective

  1. vast; huge; very great.

    an immense territory.

    Synonyms:
  2. immeasurable; boundless.

  3. Informal.splendid.

    You did an immense job getting the project started.



immense

/ ɪˈɛԲ /

adjective

  1. unusually large; huge; vast

  2. without limits; immeasurable

  3. informalvery good; excellent

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Other Word Forms

  • immensely adverb
  • immenseness noun
  • ˈԲ adverb
  • ˈԲԱ noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of immense1

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English, from Latin ŧԲܲ “huge, boundless, immeasurable,” equivalent to im- “un-” + ŧԲܲ, past participle of ŧīī “to measure”; im- 2
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Word History and Origins

Origin of immense1

C15: from Latin immensus, literally: unmeasured, from im- (not) + mensus measured, from ŧīī to measure
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Synonym Study

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Example Sentences

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Murdock’s immense wealth and business acumen came about with little formal education or social advantage.

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But given this trail’s immense beauty — multiple waterfalls and endless patches of wildflowers — you will be rewarded regardless of how far you trek.

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The ban has put her under "immense pressure" and has made her feel "very vulnerable", the the 30-year-old former politician told the BBC.

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"I have such immense pride to get to be part of this notably diverse, exquisite Broadway season this year," he said.

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SafeSport is tasked with an immense, difficult, and delicate responsibility — to adjudicate cases of abuse and help correct decades of imbalance in a system that protected predators instead of athletes.

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