measureless

C2+ Topic:People & Society

US /ˈmɛʒərləs/ UK /ˈmɛʒələs/ See IPA manual

adj

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adj
having no measurable limit; boundless or immense

They gazed across the measureless expanse of the desert.

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1 adj · having no measurable limit;... boundless immeasurable infinite limitless vast immense

Opposites

limited finite bounded measurable

Word family

Derived forms measurelesslymeasurelessness

Related forms measure measured measurement

Etymology

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

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# 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

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