immensurable
- adjective
- /ɪˈmɛnʃərəbəl/
- The depth of her gratitude was immensurable, beyond what words could describe.
Examples
-
They faced immensurable odds during their quest for survival.
-
The universe's vastness is immensurable.
-
The mountain's height was once thought to be immensurable by early explorers.
-
Her love for her children is immensurable.
-
The universe's vastness is immensurable and extends beyond human understanding.
-
Her love for her children is immensurable, filling her heart with joy.
-
They faced immensurable challenges in their efforts to protect the environment.
Synonyms
A very large amount that cannot be counted or measured
So large or great you cannot say how big
Too great to measure or count
So great that you cannot measure its value
So deep that you cannot measure or understand it
Too large or without clear limits to say how big it is
Impossible to measure or show with a number
Very large in size or number with no clear limit
An amount or space that has no end and cannot be measured
Cannot be measured or compared because there is no common standard
Too deep to measure, with a bottom you cannot find
Antonyms
How Big
Surface Forms
Morphology
immensurable = mensurable (semi-transparent) = im + mensur + able
The prefix 'im-' negates 'mensurable', but the root 'mensur' is not a standalone English word, making the connection less obvious.
Etymology
Immensurable starts with in- meaning 'not' and uses the same root as measure ('to find size or amount'). So it literally means 'not able to be measured', which is why we use it for something too great or large to measure.