immense

[ ih-mens ]
See synonyms for immense on Thesaurus.com
adjective
  1. vast; huge; very great: an immense territory.

  1. Informal. splendid: You did an immense job getting the project started.

Origin of immense

1
First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English, from Latin immēnsus “huge, boundless, immeasurable,” equivalent to im- “un-” + mēnsus, past participle of mētīrī “to measure”; see im-2

synonym study For immense

1. See huge.

Other words for immense

Other words from immense

  • im·mense·ly, adverb
  • im·mense·ness, noun

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2024

British Dictionary definitions for immense

immense

/ (ɪˈmɛns) /


adjective
  1. unusually large; huge; vast

  2. without limits; immeasurable

  1. informal very good; excellent

Origin of immense

1
C15: from Latin immensus, literally: unmeasured, from im- (not) + mensus measured, from mētīrī to measure

Derived forms of immense

  • immensely, adverb
  • immenseness, noun

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012