immense

C1 Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ɪˈmɛns/ See IPA manual

Freq #9227

Meanings

1

adj
Extremely large in size, amount, or degree.

The project required an immense amount of work.

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Synonyms

1 adj · extremely large in size,... huge enormous vast

Word family

Forms immenserimmensest

Derived forms immenselyimmensenessimmensityimmensivesuperimmense

Common collocations

immense gratification Adjective + noun

Etymology

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

*meh₁- Proto-Indo-European immens Middle English immense Old French

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# immense

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C1
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ɪˈmɛns/
**Frequency rank:** 9227

## Meanings
1. Extremely large in size, amount, or degree.

## Examples
- The project required an immense amount of work.

## Derived Forms
- immensely
- immenseness
- immensity
- immensive
- superimmense

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *meh₁-
- Root: immens
- Root: immense

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

## AI Etymology
Immense is from Middle English immens, inmens, from Old French immense, from Latin immensus, from in- (“not”) + mensus (“measured”). Compare incommensurable. The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern adjectival form is built from the named base and affix. In present-day use, it means extremely large in size, amount, or degree. Derived formations include immensely, immenseness, immensity, immensive, superimmense.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities

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