"inestimable" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ɪˈnɛːs.tɪ.mə.bəl/, /ɪnˈɛstɪməbl/ [Received-Pronunciation]
enPR: ĭnĕsʹtĭməbl [Received-Pronunciation] Etymology: From Middle French inestimable, from Latin inaestimābilis, from in (“un-”, “not”) + aestimābilis (“estimable”). Equivalent to in- + estimable. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|frm|inestimable}} Middle French inestimable, {{uder|en|la|inaestimābilis}} Latin inaestimābilis, {{prefix|en|in|estimable}} in- + estimable Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} 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. Tags: not-comparable Translations (Not able to be estimated; not able to be calculated, computed or comprehended): mahdoton arvioida (Finnish), mahdoton mitata (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-inestimable-en-adj-IfQh6NAV Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 90 10 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 81 19 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 91 9 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 93 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 95 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 69 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 66 34 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 93 7 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 82 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 93 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 68 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 69 31 Disambiguation of 'Not able to be estimated; not able to be calculated, computed or comprehended': 99 1
  2. Venerable, great. Tags: not-comparable Translations (Venerable, great): neocenitelný (Czech), kunnianarvoisa (Finnish), verraton (Finnish), inappréciable (French), unschätzbar (German), impretiabilis (Latin), kāmehameha (Maori), ovärderlig (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-inestimable-en-adj-MSFkKA1B Categories (other): English terms prefixed with in- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with in-: 40 60 Disambiguation of 'Venerable, great': 2 98
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: inæstimable [archaic]

Alternative forms

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