measureless C2+ Topic:People & Society US /ˈmɛʒərləs/ UK /ˈmɛʒələs/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj having no measurable limit; boundless or immense They gazed across the measureless expanse of the desert. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · having no measurable limit;... boundlessimmeasurableinfinitelimitlessvastimmense ↔ Opposites limitedfiniteboundedmeasurable Word family Derived forms measurelesslymeasurelessness Related forms measuremeasuredmeasurement Etymology AI details From measure (from Latin mēnsūra 'a measuring', from mētīrī 'to measure') plus the privative suffix -less. Means having no measurable limit; boundless. mēnsūra Latin mētīrī Latin View etymology graph -> Topics People & Society Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # measureless **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈmɛʒərləs/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈmɛʒələs/ ## Meanings 1. having no measurable limit; boundless or immense ## Examples - They gazed across the measureless expanse of the desert. ## Synonyms - boundless - immeasurable - infinite - limitless - vast - immense ## Antonyms - limited - finite - bounded - measurable ## Derived Forms - measurelessly - measurelessness ## Related Forms - measure - measured - measurement ## Roots and Affixes - Root: mēnsūra - Root: mētīrī ## Etymology From measure (from Latin mēnsūra 'a measuring', from mētīrī 'to measure') plus the privative suffix -less. Means having no measurable limit; boundless. ## AI Etymology Measureless comes from measure (from Latin mēnsūra 'a measuring', from mētīrī 'to measure') plus the privative suffix -less. Means having no measurable limit; boundless. The etymological trail includes Latin mēnsūra, Latin mētīrī. The same word family includes measurelessly, measurelessness, measure, measured, measurement. Its current adjective use means "having no measurable limit; boundless or immense". ## Topics - People & Society - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown