inestimable
pronunciation
How to pronounce inestimable in British English:
UK [ɪnˈestɪməbl]
How to pronounce inestimable in American English:
US [ɪnˈɛstəməbəl]
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- Adjective:
- beyond calculation or measure
Word Origin
- inestimable (adj.)
- late 14c., "beyond estimation," from Old French inestimable (14c.) or directly from Latin inaestimabilis, from in- "not, opposite of" (see in- (1)) + aestimabilis (see estimable). Meaning "too precious to set a value on, priceless" is attested by 1570s. Related: Inestimably.
Example
- 1. Put together , their information should have been of inestimable value to moscow .
- 2. His stories also illustrate the inestimable value of debts to the past and to others .
- 3. They have made a contribution of inestimable importance .
- 4. The political implications of this case are inestimable .
- 5. Following field experiments , the ge annual report for 1947 predicted it would produce " inestimable benefits for mankind " .