inestimable

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Pronunciation

/ɪˈnɛs.tɪ.mə.bəl/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-inestimable.wav ĭnĕsʹtĭməbl /ɪnˈɛstɪməbl/

Word forms

inestimable inæstimable

Etymology

From Middle French inestimable, from Latin inaestimābilis, from in (“un-”, “not”) + aestimābilis (“estimable”). Equivalent to in- + estimable.

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