im|mense´ness

im|mense´ness
im|mense «ih MEHNS», adjective, noun.
–adj.
1. very big; huge; vast: »

An ocean is an immense body of water.

SYNONYM(S): enormous. See syn. under huge. (Cf.huge)
2. Informal. very good; fine; excellent.
–n.
a boundless expanse or quantity: »

When…the solid shores of sense Melt into the vague immense (John Greenleaf Whittier).

[< Latin immēnsus < in- not + mēnsus, past participle of mētīrī to measure]
im|mense´ness, noun.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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