immeasurable

[ ih-mezh-er-uh-buhl ]

adjective

1. incapable of being measured; limitless:

   the immeasurable vastness of the universe.

immeasurable

/ ɪˈmɛʒərəbəl /

adjective

1. incapable of being measured, esp by virtue of great size; limitless

Derived Forms

• imˈmeasurably, adverb
• imˌmeasuraˈbility, noun

Other Words From

• im·measur·a·bili·ty im·measur·a·ble·ness noun
• im·measur·a·bly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of immeasurable¹

First recorded in 1350–1400, immeasurable is from the Middle English word immesurable. See im- ², measurable

Example Sentences

Sure, we’re not a young woman trying to fly while carrying the immeasurable weight of a million kinds of hope on her young shoulders.

From Time

The ethnically Tibetan group numbers some 150,000 and is famed for producing elite mountaineers who have made immeasurable contributions to Himalayan exploration.

From Time

The toll in lost productivity, related increases in substance abuse, and heartbreak is immeasurable.

From Time

These revelations did immeasurable damage to his reputation.

From Washington Post

What he has meant to our organization and our community is immeasurable and will not be forgotten.

From Washington Post

The charm continues when he waxes on—and on—about the immeasurable respect he has for Cumberbatch, his friend of over 15 years.

From The Daily Beast

But publicly, once they make that decision, the trickle down effect is immeasurable.

From The Daily Beast

No, the difference between the postcard and the real thing is immeasurable.

From The Daily Beast

This development spared Obama immeasurable misery in his remaining three-plus years.

From The Daily Beast

His influence on poets and readers of poetry is immeasurable.

From The Daily Beast

Think of the immeasurable wealth of a Providence who could create such a wonder for just two insignificant human beings.

From Project Gutenberg

His aching heart, filled with an immeasurable love, remained without the relief of utterance.

From Project Gutenberg

It exists in vast immeasurable quantities in connexion with all material worlds.

From Project Gutenberg

Marriage had not abridged his immeasurable remoteness, nor touched his incorruptible refinement.

From Project Gutenberg

These immeasurable forces produce sometimes extraordinary inundations.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• boundless
• immense
• inexhaustible
• limitless
• unfathomable
• unlimited