inestimable
incapable of being estimated or assessed.
too large or great to be estimated or appreciated: The flood caused inestimable damage.
of incalculable value; valuable beyond measure; priceless: jewels of inestimable worth.
Origin of inestimable
1Other words from inestimable
- in·es·ti·ma·bil·i·ty, in·es·ti·ma·ble·ness, noun
- in·es·ti·ma·bly, adverb
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How to use inestimable in a sentence
Moreover, the great value which La Briere attached to her opinion filled Modeste with an emotion that was inestimably sweet.
Modeste Mignon | Honore de BalzacThus, to hungering and thirsting souls, the communion becomes inestimably precious.
The Communion and Communicant | Edward HoareHapgood, a man wouldn't care what he had to give up if he knew he was making for something inestimably precious.
If Winter Comes | A.S.M. HutchinsonI bore my share of that inestimably precious burden with a manly tenderness, with a fatherly care.
The Woman in White | Wilkie CollinsAs one to whom she was inestimably dear, was he right in allowing her to leave him, if only for a few months?
New Grub Street | George Gissing
British Dictionary definitions for inestimable
/ (ɪnˈɛstɪməbəl) /
not able to be estimated; immeasurable
of immeasurable value
Derived forms of inestimable
- inestimability or inestimableness, noun
- inestimably, adverb
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