Inestimable Meaning
/ɪˈnɛs.tɪ.mə.bəl/Definition, CEFR level C2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjNot able to be estimated; not able to be calculated, computed or comprehended, as because of great scale, degree or magnitude.
adjVenerable, great.
Sentence Examples
The extent of the damage is inestimable.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The teacher's impact on her students' lives was ____ and could not be calculated in any simple way.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The value of the ancient historical documents to our culture is truly ____ and unique.
Word Origin & History
From Middle French inestimable, from Latin inaestimābilis, from in (“un-”, “not”) + aestimābilis (“estimable”). Equivalent to in- + estimable.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"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."
— 1776, United States Declaration of Independence:
"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."
— 1789, The Papers of Thomas Jefferson, Volume 15:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The teacher's impact on her students' lives was ____ and could not be calculated in any simple way.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The value of the ancient historical documents to our culture is truly ____ and unique.