- unusually large; huge; vast
- without limits; immeasurable
- informal very good; excellent
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
im•mense /ɪˈmɛns/USA pronunciation
adj.
im•men•si•ty, n. [uncountable]the immensity of the galaxy and the universe.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- so large as to be impossible to measure:an immense territory.
im•men•si•ty, n. [uncountable]the immensity of the galaxy and the universe.
im•mense
(i mens′),USA pronunciation adj.
im•mense′ly, adv.
im•mense′ness, n.
- vast;
huge;
very great:an immense territory. - immeasurable;
boundless. - [Informal.]splendid:You did an immense job getting the project started.
- Latin immēnsus, equivalent. to im- im-2 + mēnsus past participle of mētīrī to measure
- late Middle English 1400–50
im•mense′ness, n.
- 1. extensive. See huge.
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immense /ɪˈmɛns/ adj
'immense' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
astronomical
- colossal
- enormous
- Hercules
- immensity
- quasar
- stellar
- vast
- yoke
- angler
- big
- Bunyanesque
- cosmic
- decuman
- galactic
- gargantuan
- gigantic
- grasp
- great
- huge
- igloo
- infinite
- large
- leviathan
- mastodon
- mighty
- monstrous
- monumental
- prodigious
- thumping
- unbounded
- unmeasured
- vasty
- whammo
- stupendous
- supergiant