inestimable

English

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɪˈnɛːs.tɪ.mə.bəl/

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Adjective

inestimable (not comparable)

  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.

References


French

Etymology

From in- + estimer + -able.

Adjective

inestimable (plural inestimables)

  1. priceless, invaluable; inestimable

Further reading


Spanish

Adjective

inestimable (plural inestimables)

  1. priceless, invaluable
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