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- [ih-mens]
- /ɪˈmɛns/
- /ɪˈmens/
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- [ih-mens]
- /ɪˈmɛns/
Definitions of immense word
- adjective immense vast; huge; very great: an immense territory. 1
- adjective immense immeasurable; boundless. 1
- adjective immense Informal. splendid: You did an immense job getting the project started. 1
- noun immense Extremely large or great, esp. in scale or degree. 1
- adjective immense physically huge 1
- adjective immense very great 1
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Origin of immense
First appearance:
before 1400 One of the 24% oldest English words
1400-50; late Middle English < Latin immēnsus, equivalent to im- im-2 + mēnsus past participle of mētīrī to measure
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Parts of speech for Immense
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immense popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
immense usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for immense
adj immense
- huge — extraordinarily large in bulk, quantity, or extent: a huge ship; a huge portion of ice cream.
- monstrous — frightful or hideous, especially in appearance; extremely ugly.
- tremendous — extraordinarily great in size, amount, or intensity: a tremendous ocean liner; tremendous talent.
- limitless — without limit; boundless: limitless ambition; limitless space.
- great — unusually or comparatively large in size or dimensions: A great fire destroyed nearly half the city.
adjective immense
- enormous — very big
- incalculable — very numerous or great.
- endless — Having or seeming to have no end or limit.
- extensive — Covering or affecting a large area.
- elephantine — Of, resembling, or characteristic of an elephant or elephants, especially in being large, clumsy, or awkward.
Antonyms for immense
adj immense
- miniature — a representation or image of something on a small or reduced scale.
- teeny — tiny.
- tiny — very small; minute; wee.
- insignificant — unimportant, trifling, or petty: Omit the insignificant details.
- unimportant — of much or great significance or consequence: an important event in world history.
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