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im·mense  (-mns)
adj.
1. Extremely large; huge.
2. Of boundless or immeasurable size or extent. See Synonyms at enormous.
3. Informal Surpassingly good; excellent.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin immnsus : in-, not; see in-1 + mnsus, past participle of mtr, to measure; see m-2 in Indo-European roots.]

im·mensely adv.
im·menseness n.

immense [ɪˈmɛns]
adj
1. unusually large; huge; vast
2. without limits; immeasurable
3. Informal very good; excellent
[from Latin immensus, literally: unmeasured, from im- (not) + mensus measured, from mētīrī to measure]
immensely  adv
immenseness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.immenseimmense - 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
big, large - above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent; "a large city"; "set out for the big city"; "a large sum"; "a big (or large) barn"; "a large family"; "big businesses"; "a big expenditure"; "a large number of newspapers"; "a big group of scientists"; "large areas of the world"

immense
Translations
immense [ɪˈmens] ADJ [distance, difficulty, effort] → inmenso, enorme
to his immense relief/satisfactionpara gran alivio suyo/satisfacción suya
it has been of immense benefit to herle ha resultado enormemente beneficioso

immense [ɪˈmɛns] adj
(= enormous) → immense
the immense size of sth → l'immensité de qch
It is easy to forget Australia's immense size → Il est facile d'oublier l'immensité de l'Australie.
BUT Il est facile d'oublier à quel point l'Australie est immense.
(= extreme) [importance, relief, pressure] → immense

immense
adj difficulty, fortune, sum of money, possibilitiesriesig, enorm, immens; problem, difference also, ocean, heatgewaltig; self-confidence, successungeheuer, enorm; achievementgroßartig

immense [ɪˈmɛns] adj (distance) → smisurato/a; (size, difference) → enorme; (enjoyment) → immenso/a
immense [ɪˈmɛns] adj (distance) → smisurato/a; (size, difference) → enorme; (enjoyment) → immenso/a

immense
adj immense [iˈmens]
very large or very great an immense forest; immense amounts of money. ontsaglik واسِع، شاسِع، لا حدَّ له необхватен nesmírný enorm unermeßlich απέραντος, τεράστιος inmenso tohutu عظیم suunnaton immense עֲצוּם अमित ogroman óriási sangat besar geysistór, gríðarlegur immenso 広大な 거대한 didžiulis milzīgs; neaptverams sangat besar immens enorm, uhyre, veldig ogromny imenso imens огромный obrovský ogromen ogroman ofantlig, enorm, oerhörd มโหฬาร çok büyük, muazzam 巨大的 неосяжний, величезний لامحدود rộng lớn
adv imˈmensely
ontsaglik بِصورَة شاسِعه، بِصورَة ضَخْمَه необхватно nesmírně enormt unermeßlich εξαιρετικά inmensamente tohutult بسیار suunnattoman immensément בְּמִידָה עֲצוּמָה अत्यधिक golemo, sjajno mérhetetlenül besar-besaran gríðarlega immensamente 広大に 거대하게 labai, be galo milzīgi; neaptverami dengan sangat besar immens enormt, veldig niezmiernie imensamente imens чрезвычайно nesmierne brezmejno ogromno ofantligt, enormt, oerhört อย่างมโหฬาร son derece, pek çok 非常地,極大地 надзвичайно, безмірно بہت زيادہ vô cùng
n imˈmensity
ontsaglikheid ضَخامَه، إتِّساع، إمتِداد необятност nesmírnost enorm i omfang die Unermeßlichkeit τεράστιο μέγεθος inmensidad mõõtmatus عظمت suunnattomuus immensité גוֹדֶל עֲצוּם अनंतता beskrajnost, neizmjernost végtelenség keluasan víðátta; óendanleiki immensità 広大さ 거대함 didumas milzīgums; neaptveramība sangat besar onmetelijkheid kolossal størrelse, uendelighet bezmiar imensidade imensitate необъятность nesmiernosť, ohromnosť; nekonečnosť brezmejnost ogromnost ofantlighet, väldig omfattning ความกว้างใหญ่มาก büyüklük, genişlik, sınırsızlık 巨大 безмірність شدت sự rộng lớn


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Virtually, the whole of this immense region is a plain.
The great elevation of these plains, and the dryness of the atmosphere, will tend to retain these immense regions in a state of pristine wildness.
An immense number of coins flying all over the place.
 
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