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immense Definition

im·mense (i mens′)

adjective

  1. Obsolete unmeasured; limitless; infinite
  2. very large; vast; huge
  3. Slang very good; excellent

Etymology: Fr < L immensus < in-, not + mensus, pp. of metiri, to measure

immense Related Forms
im·mense′ly adverb im·mense′·ness noun
immense Synonyms

immense

modif.

  1. Huge

    gigantic, tremendous, enormous; see extensive 1, large 1.

  2. Boundless

    eternal, limitless, endless; see infinite 1. See syn. study at enormous.

immense Usage Examples

Preposition: on

  • stage: Storm and Whizzkid were immense on this mighty stage.

Preposition: in

  • size: Particularly, as some of these colonies could be immense in size and with little existing infrastructure.
  • term: But the consequences of this crisis are immense in terms of wasted opportunities for economic growth and social justice.

Modifies a noun

  • popularity: Due to immense popularity all available spaces for September 2006 have been taken.
  • suffering: The bravery of the hospital workers, surrounded by immense suffering, was great.
  • pleasure: I recently had the immense pleasure of attending a seminar with Master Jeff Bolt.
  • satisfaction: What price do you put on sheer quality and immense satisfaction?
  • wealth: He chose to use the immense private wealth of the Temple rather than raise money for civil projects by taxation.
  • pride: Helping us to move forward with immense pride knowing where we came from.

Modifying Another Word

  • absolutely: This site is absolutely immense and beautifully layed out.
  • potentially: The eEurope statement looks too much inwards and neglects the potentially immense strength of this diaspora.
  • truly: For revenge, Archimedes devised a fiendish computational problem that involved truly immense numbers.
  • so: He had ambition so immense as to dream of being supreme, both in the field of action and in the realms of thought.
  • too: The rate and scale of change has simply proved too immense for much of Surrey's biodiversity to adapt and respond to.
  • still: In Ethiopia the demand for anesthetists is still immense.

Used with adjective complement

  • seem: From the use of macro focusing, the worlds seem immense with potential; Gottelier is telling stories using scraps of familiarity.
  • remain: Today, twelve years after their imposition, the burden of sanctions remains immense.
  • become: The number of models that could be considered, and thus compared, have become immense.
  • look: Once upon a time, our planet looked immense.
  • prove: The rate and scale of change has simply proved too immense for much of Surrey's biodiversity to adapt and respond to.