immense
[ ih-mens ]
Origin of immense
1First 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
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British Dictionary definitions for immense
immense
/ (ɪˈmɛns) /
adjective
unusually large; huge; vast
without limits; immeasurable
informal very good; excellent
Origin of immense
1C15: from Latin immensus, literally: unmeasured, from im- (not) + mensus measured, from mētīrī to measure
Derived forms of immense
- immensely, adverb
- immenseness, noun
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