English
Adjective
immeasurable
- impossible to measure
- vast
Usage notes
Also used tautologically as a spin word to avoid stating explicitly whether someone or something had a positive or negative effect. It is a neutral term equivalent to neither priceless or worthless.
Quotations
2007, Terence Hunt, Longest-serving Bush aide resigns, Associated Press
:"His contribution has been immeasurable," Bush said in a statement. "I value his judgment, and I treasure his friendship."
Synonyms
immensurable; unmeasurable
Antonyms
measurable
Translations
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Czech: nezměrný m
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Dutch: onmeetbaar
German: unmeßbar (1), unermeßlich (2)
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