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Added 8 October 2026

immense

/ɪˈmɛns/ adjective

In Latin: immensus Wiktionary

adjective Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about immense at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope.
huge government spending

Origin

From Middle English immens, inmens, from Old French immense, from Latin immensus, from in- (“not”) + mensus (“measured”). Compare incommensurable.

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