inestimable

CEFRC2

/ɪˈnɛs.tɪ.mə.bəl/

adjective

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Too valuable or important to be measured.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Venerable, great.

Examples

  • The extent of the damage is inestimable.

  • The Voyager spacecraft explored the solar system and continued into the inestimable space beyond.

At a glance

Sits at C2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
1
Citations
2

Also pronounced

  • /ɪnˈɛstɪməbl/

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meaning

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

More examples

In context

  • He has refused to pass other Laws for the accommodation of large districts of people, unless those people would relinquish the right of Representation in the Legislature, a right inestimable to them and formidable to tyrants only.

  • On my arrival hither I found a letter from the inestimable Mr. Wythe, by which he informs me that in consequence of a late act of our general assembly he remains the sole judge of the high court of chancery.

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Origin

adjective

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