inestimable

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[edit] English

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[edit] Etymology

From French inestimable, from Latin inaestimābilis, from in (un-”, “not) + aestimābilis (estimable).

[edit] Pronunciation

  • (RP) enPR: ĭnĕsʹtĭməbl, IPA: /ɪnˈɛstɪməbl/, SAMPA: /In"EstIm@bl/

[edit] Adjective

inestimable (not comparable)

Positive
inestimable

Comparative
not comparable

Superlative
none (absolute)

  1. Not able to be estimated; not able to be calculated, computed or comprehended, as because of great scale, degree or magnitude.
    The Voyager spacecraft explored the solar system and continued into the inestimable space beyond.

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[edit] French

[edit] Etymology

From in- + estimer + -able.

[edit] Adjective

inestimable (epicene, plural inestimables)

  1. inestimable