immense

CEFRB2

/ɪˈmɛns/

adjective · noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Extremely large or great.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Major; to a great degree.

Examples

  • An immense monument was erected in honor of the eminent philosopher.

  • There is still an immense amount of work to be done.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. Supremely good.

  2. Huge, gigantic, very large.

noun

Extra meaning

  1. Immense extent or expanse; immensity.

More examples

In context

  • Technology has given us immense power.

  • As Elon Musk returns his focus to his businesses, one of his most important companies just had another setback: A SpaceX Starship rocket exploded in an immense fireball Wednesday during a routine ground test.

  • The half of Asia is my prison-house, Myriads of convicts lost in its Immense— I look with terror to my crowning day.

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Origin

adjective

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