inestimable
English
Alternative forms
- inæstimable (archaic)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɪˈnɛːs.tɪ.mə.bəl/
Etymology
From Middle French inestimable, from Latin inaestimābilis, from in (“un-”, “not”) + aestimābilis (“estimable”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: ĭnĕsʹtĭməbl, IPA(key): /ɪnˈɛstɪməbl/
Adjective
inestimable (not comparable)
- 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.
French
Further reading
- “inestimable” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Spanish
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