INESTIMABLE

incomputable, inestimable, immeasurable

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

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

inestimable (not comparable)

Not able to be estimated; not able to be calculated, computed or comprehended, as because of great scale, degree or magnitude.

Source: Wiktionary


In*es"ti*ma*ble, a. Etym: [L. inaestimabilis: cf. F. inestimable. See In- not, and Estimate.]

Definition: Incapable of being estimated or computed; especially, too valuable or excellent to be measured or fully appreciated; above all price; as, inestimable rights or privileges. But above all, for thine inestimable love. Bk. of Com. Prayer. Science is too inestimable for expression by a money standard. Lyon Playfair.

Syn.

– Incalculable; invaluable; priceless.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Coffee Trivia

The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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