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The definition of immense is something that is extremely large.
(adjective)An example of immense is the cooking talent of chef Wolfgang Puck.
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See immense in Webster's New World College Dictionary
adjective
- Obsolete unmeasured; limitless; infinite
- very large; vast; huge
- Slang very good; excellent
Origin: Fr < L immensus < in-, not + mensus, pp. of metiri, to measure
Related Forms:
- immensely adverb
- immenseness noun
See immense in American Heritage Dictionary 4
adjective
- Extremely large; huge.
- Of boundless or immeasurable size or extent. See Synonyms at enormous.
- Informal Surpassingly good; excellent.
Origin:
Origin: Middle English
Origin: , from Old French
Origin: , from Latin immēnsus
Origin: : in-, not; see in-1
Origin: + mēnsus
Origin: , past participle of mētīrī, to measure; see mē-2 in Indo-European roots
.Related Forms:
- im·menseˈly adverb
- im·menseˈness noun
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