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im·mense
(ĭ-mĕns′)adj.
1. Very great in size, extent, or amount: an immense cloud.
2. Of great scope or consequence: immense difficulty. See Synonyms at enormous.
[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin immēnsus : in-, not; see in-1 + mēnsus, past participle of mētīrī, to measure; see mē- in Indo-European roots.]
im·mense′ly adv.
im·mense′ness n.
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immense
(ɪˈmɛns)adj
1. unusually large; huge; vast
2. without limits; immeasurable
3. informal very good; excellent
[C15: from Latin immensus, literally: unmeasured, from im- (not) + mensus measured, from mētīrī to measure]
imˈmensely adv
imˈmenseness n
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im•mense
(ɪˈmɛns)adj.
1. vast; immeasurable: an immense territory.
2. splendid; excellent.
[1400–50; late Middle English < Latin immēnsus= im- 2 + mēnsus, past participle of mētīrī to measure]
im•mense′ly, adv.
im•mense′ness, n.
syn: See huge.
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Adj. 1. [画像:immense - unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope]immense - 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"
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immense
adjective huge, great, massive, vast, large, giant, enormous, extensive, tremendous, mega (slang), titanic, infinite, jumbo (informal), very big, gigantic, monumental, monstrous, mammoth, colossal, mountainous, stellar (informal), prodigious, interminable, stupendous, king-size, king-sized, immeasurable, elephantine, ginormous (informal), Brobdingnagian, illimitable, humongous or humungous (U.S. slang) an immense cloud of smoke
little, small, minute, tiny, microscopic, minuscule, puny, infinitesimal
little, small, minute, tiny, microscopic, minuscule, puny, infinitesimal
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immense
adjectiveOf extraordinary size and power:
behemoth, Brobdingnagian, Bunyanesque, colossal, cyclopean, elephantine, enormous, gargantuan, giant, gigantesque, gigantic, herculean, heroic, huge, jumbo, mammoth, massive, massy, mastodonic, mighty, monster, monstrous, monumental, mountainous, prodigious, pythonic, stupendous, titanic, tremendous, vast.
Informal: walloping.
Slang: whopping.
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Translations
واسِع، شاسِع، لا حدَّ له
nesmírný
enorm
geysistór, gríîarlegur
milzīgsneaptverams
ogromen
immense
[ɪˈmens] ADJ [distance, difficulty, effort] → inmenso, enormeto his immense relief/satisfaction → para gran alivio suyo/satisfacción suya
it has been of immense benefit to her → le ha resultado enormemente beneficioso
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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.
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
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[ɪˈmɛns] adj (distance) → smisurato/a; (size, difference) → enorme ; (enjoyment) → immenso/aCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
immense
(iˈmens) adjective very large or very great. an immense forest; immense amounts of money. ontsaglik واسِع، شاسِع، لا حدَّ له необхватен imenso nesmírný unermeßlich enorm απέραντος, τεράστιος inmenso tohutu عظیم suunnaton immense עצום अमित ogroman óriási sangat besar geysistór, gríðarlegur immenso 広大な 거대한 didžiulis milzīgs; neaptverams sangat besar immens enorm, uhyre, veldig ogromny ډير غټ، ستر، ډيرپراخ imenso imens огромный obrovský ogromen ogroman ofantlig, enorm, oerhörd มโหฬาร çok büyük, muazzam 巨大的 неосяжний, величезний لامحدود rộng lớn 巨大的
imˈmensely adverb ontsaglik بِصورَة شاسِعه، بِصورَة ضَخْمَه необхватно imensamente nesmírně unermeßlich enormt 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 په زياته اندازه 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 非常地,极大地
imˈmensity noun ontsaglikheid ضَخامَه، إتِّساع، إمتِداد необятност imensidão nesmírnost die Unermeßlichkeit enorm i omfang 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 غټ والى، ستروالى imensidade imensitate необъят��ость nesmiernosť, ohromnosť; nekonečnosť brezmejnost ogromnost ofantlighet, väldig omfattning ความกว้างใหญ่มาก büyüklük, genişlik, sınırsızlık 巨大 безмірність شدت sự rộng lớn 巨大
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