Immense
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ɪˈmɛns/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Immense is an adjective meaning Huge, gigantic, very large.
Meaning
Huge, gigantic, very large.
More Meanings
- (colloquial) Supremely good.
- (colloquial) Major; to a great degree.
- (poetic) Immense extent or expanse; immensity.
Example Sentences
The half of Asia is my prison-house, Myriads of convicts lost in its Immense— I look with terror to my crowning day.
The gallant young Indian dandies at home on furlough—immense dandies these—chained and moustached—driving in tearing cabs […]
The events that took place in the immenses of the former USSR three years ago remind one about ancient rule of everyday life which is equally applicable both to daily routine and to politics: […]
As Elon Musk returns his focus to his businesses, one of his most important companies just had another setback: A SpaceX Starship rocket exploded in an immense fireball Wednesday during a routine ground test.
Word Forms
- immenser
- immensest
- immenses
Synonyms for immense
Depending on context, synonyms include vast, large, big.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include big, vast, large, colossal, prodigious, massive.
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