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immense
[
ih-
mens
]
Origin
im·mense
/
ɪˈmɛns
/
Show Spelled
[
ih-
mens
]
Show IPA
adjective
1.
vast; huge; very great:
an immense territory.
2.
immeasurable; boundless.
3.
Informal
.
splendid:
You did an immense
job
getting the project started.
Origin:
1400–50;
late Middle English
<
Latin
immēnsus,
equivalent to
im-
im-
2
+
mēnsus
past participle of
mētīrī
to measure
Related forms
im·mense·ly,
adverb
im·mense·ness,
noun
Synonyms
1.
extensive.
See
huge.
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World English Dictionary
immense
(ɪˈmɛns)
—
adj
1.
unusually large; huge; vast
2.
without limits; immeasurable
3.
informal
very good; excellent
[C15: from Latin
immensus,
literally: unmeasured, from
im-
(not) +
mensus
measured, from
mētīrī
to measure]
im'mensely
—
adv
im'menseness
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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Word Origin & History
immense
late 15c., from M.Fr. immense (1360), from L. immensus "immeasurable, boundless," from in- "not" + mensus "measured," pp. of metiri (see
measure
).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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