English Explanatory Dictionary

immense

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Huge, gigantic, very large.
  2. Supremely good.
  3. Major; to a great degree.
noun
  1. Immense extent or expanse; immensity.

Pronunciation

/ɪˈmɛns/ en-us-immense.ogg

Word forms

immense immenser immensest immenses

Etymology

From Middle English immens, inmens, from Old French immense, from Latin immensus, from in- (“not”) + mensus (“measured”). Compare incommensurable.

Derived words

immensely immenseness immensity immensive superimmense
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