Definitions for immense
ɪˈmɛnsim·mense

Princeton's WordNet(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. huge, immense, vast, Brobdingnagianadjective

   unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope

   "huge government spending"; "huge country estates"; "huge popular demand for higher education"; "a huge wave"; "the Los Angeles aqueduct winds like an immense snake along the base of the mountains"; "immense numbers of birds"; "at vast (or immense) expense"; "the vast reaches of outer space"; "the vast accumulation of knowledge...which we call civilization"- W.R.Inge

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1. immenseadjective

   huge, gigantic, very large

2. Etymology: From immensus, from im- not + mensus measured

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1. Immenseadjective

   immeasurable; unlimited. In commonest use: Very great; vast; huge

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1. Immense

   im-mens′, adj. that cannot be measured: vast in extent: very large.—adv. Immense′ly.—ns. Immense′ness; Immens′ity, an extent not to be measured: infinity: greatness. [Fr.,—L. immensus—in, not, mensus, pa.p,. of metīri, to measure.]

British National Corpus

1. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'immense' in Adjectives Frequency: #798

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of immense in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of immense in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of immense in a Sentence

1. Sandile Malinga:

   This is an argument we hear often and is largely as a result of the public not being able to make the link between the benefits of space investment against addressing society's needs, africa has immense challenges with poverty, hunger and access to potable water which can all be diminished through investment in space.

2. Turner Sports:

   We are all heartbroken over Sekou's tragic passing, sekou Smith commitment to journalism and the basketball community was immense and we will miss Sekou Smith warm, engaging personality.

3. Anthony Rinna:

   This incident could be irritating for Russia, yet will hardly be a major setback for a relationship already under immense strain due to various issues such as sanctions.

4. Clara Chow:

   Text messaging has immense potential in healthcare.

5. Lee Poston:

   By highlighting these incredible discoveries by hundreds of the world's scientists, we are sending a message that even though the threats are immense to wildlife in the Greater Mekong, there is still hope for the future, because so many amazing new species are being discovered all the time.

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