inestimable

adj
/ɪˈnɛs.tɪ.mə.bəl//ɪnˈɛstɪməbl/UK

Etymology

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

  1. derived from aestimābilis
  2. derived from estimable
  3. inherited from estimable
  4. prefixed as inestimable — “in + estimable

Definitions

  1. Not able to be estimated

    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.
    • He has refused to pass other Laws for the accommodation of large districts of people, unless those people would relinquish the right of Representation in the Legislature, a right inestimable to them and formidable to tyrants only.
  2. Venerable, great.

    • On my arrival hither I found a letter from the inestimable Mr. Wythe, by which he informs me that in consequence of a late act of our general assembly he remains the sole judge of the high court of chancery.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA