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inestimable

inestimable

3 8.6
So great that you cannot measure its value
  • adjective
  • /ɪˈnɛstɪməbl/
: inestimable
  • Roger, your contributions to the understanding of film in our modern world society are simply inestimable.
  • inestimable value

Notice that if we made a serious such search and succeeded, the results would be inestimable.

Examples

  • Jewish baking has had an inestimable influence on every bakery in America.

    Academic text (2001)
  • Diane, my dear, your bringing these men here... has been a service of inestimable value.

  • I think that both men and women do matter, and that each has inestimable, unique value.

    Blog text (10)
  • Such investments can pay inestimable benefits for the organization, the managers involved, and especially for employees.

    Academic text (2008)
  • I believe every person has inestimable value and dignity, and I try to treat people that way.

    Blog text (10)
  • There is an inestimable amount of knowledge and wisdom to be had for the asking.

    Blog text (8)
  • Indivisibly, if all persons have inestimable worth, then all have equal worth.

    Academic text (1999)
  • We wish to honor Dr. Greenfield and celebrate his inestimable contributions to the college and the surgical community.

    Blog text (25)
  • Mr. Paisley, by your slip you've rendered an inestimable service to science.

  • The archaeological discovery provided inestimable insight into ancient civilizations.

Synonyms

infinite
vsinestimable
184 4.2

Without limits or end

is about great worth or size that cannot be estimated numerically
limitless
vsinestimable
39 4.0

Very large and without any end

stresses vast value preventing any meaningful estimation
untold
vsinestimable
37 4.8

A very large amount that cannot be counted or measured

focuses on value rather than mere numerousness
boundless
vsinestimable
26 5.0

Having no limit in size or amount

focuses on immeasurable worth caused by vastness not only lack of limits
immeasurable
vsinestimable
14 5.5

So large or great you cannot say how big

stresses extreme worth rather than only physical size
incalculable
vsinestimable
12 8.1

Too great to measure or count

emphasizes vast worth rather than numerical count
beyond measure
vsinestimable
10 4.6

To a very great degree

is used when extreme worth or value makes estimation impossible
ineffable
vsinestimable
  • Formal
8 9.5

So great that words cannot describe it

is about being beyond numerical estimate rather than religious feeling
unbounded
vsinestimable
5 6.3

Not limited in amount or size

puts more emphasis on priceless magnitude rather than boundary absence
indefinable
vsinestimable
4 6.9

Hard to describe or explain in words

differs by centering on immeasurable amount rather than vague description
inexpressible
vsinestimable
3 7.5

A feeling so strong that you cannot describe it in words

differs by being impossible to estimate or measure numerically
unquantifiable
vsinestimable
1 7.8

Impossible to measure or show with a number

focuses more on vast value rather than numeric detail
unmeasurable
vsinestimable
1 6.2

Too large or without clear limits to say how big it is

focuses on value that makes counting irrelevant
imponderable
vsinestimable
  • Formal
1 9.2

Hard to predict or measure exactly

differs by pointing to vastness or value rather than unknown causes
measureless
vsinestimable
  • Literature
1 7.5

Very large in size or number with no clear limit

highlights priceless value over plain extent
illimitable
vsinestimable
  • Literature
1 9.9

An amount or space that has no end and cannot be measured

emphasizes priceless value more than sheer limitless extent
incomputable
vsinestimable
  • Specialized
1 9.9

Too hard to calculate or measure

frames inability as caused by great value rather than method limits
untellable
vsinestimable
1 9.9

So great you cannot describe it in words

is about inability to measure amount rather than difficulty of words
immensurable
vsinestimable
9.9

Too great to measure

points to enormity in value rather than only physical size

Antonyms

37 3.7

Possible to find how much or how big something is

1 7.0

Possible to measure or calculate

How Valuable

inestimable
3 8.6
valuable
700 2.5
worthless
273 3.0

Surface Forms

inestimable positive

Morphology

inestimable = estimable (semi-transparent) = in + estimate + able

The negative prefix is regular, but many learners know 'estimable' mainly as 'worthy of respect', which can mislead interpretation.

Etymology

The word inestimable comes from the parts in- ('not') and estimate ('to judge value'), the same estimate you already know. So inestimable means something so great or so valuable you cannot measure or put a value on.