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immeasurable (adj.)

late 14c., immesurable, from im- + measurable. It could alternate with immensurable. Related: Immeasurably.

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im- 
variant of in- before -b-, -m-, -p- in the sense of "not, opposite of" (immobile, impersonal; see in- (2)) as well as "in, into" (implant, impoverish; see in- (1)). In some English words it alternates with em- (1).
measurable (adj.)

c. 1300, "moderate, modest, discreet" (a sense now obsolete), from Old French mesurable "restrained, moderate, sensible; restricted," from Late Latin mensurabilis, from mensurare "to measure," from Latin mensura "a measuring, a measurement; thing to measure by," from mensus, past participle of metiri "to measure," from PIE root *me- (2) "to measure." Meaning "that can be measured" is from mid-14c. Related: Measurably.

immensurable (adj.)
"immeasurable," c. 1500, from Old French immensurable, from Late Latin immensurabilis, from mensurabilis "able to be measured" (see mensurable).
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Definitions of immeasurable

immeasurable (adj.)
impossible to measure;
immeasurable suffering
Synonyms: unmeasurable / immensurable
immeasurable (adj.)
beyond calculation or measure;
immeasurable wealth
Synonyms: incomputable / inestimable
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Dictionary entries near immeasurable

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