IMMEASURABLE

incomputable, inestimable, immeasurable

(adjective) beyond calculation or measure; “an incomputable amount”; “jewels of inestimable value”; “immeasurable wealth”

immeasurable, unmeasurable, immensurable

(adjective) impossible to measure; “unmeasurable reaches of outer space”; “immeasurable suffering”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

immeasurable (comparative more immeasurable, superlative most immeasurable)

impossible to measure

vast

Usage notes

Also used tautologically as a spin word to avoid stating explicitly whether someone or something had a positive or negative effect. It is a neutral term equivalent to neither priceless nor worthless.

Synonyms

• immensurable

• unmeasurable

Antonyms

• measurable

Noun

immeasurable (plural immeasurables)

anything that cannot be measured

Source: Wiktionary


Im*meas"ur*a*ble, a. Etym: [Pref. im- not + measurable: cf. F. measurable. Cf. Immensurable, Unmeasurable.]

Definition: Incapble of being measured; indefinitely extensive; illimitable; immensurable; vast. Of depth immeasurable. Milton.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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