adv · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/ɪˈmɛnsli/
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CMU ARPABET:IH2 M EH1 N S L IY0
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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adv
Meaning 1
Greatly; hugely; extremely; vastly; to a great extent.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
I enjoyed the party immensely.
This question is immensely difficult.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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adverb
Meaning 2
to an exceedingly great extent or degree
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
He had vastly overestimated his resources
was immensely more important to the project as a scientist than as an administrator
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: vastly
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English immense Middle English -ly English -ly English immensely From immense + -ly.
Across languages
Translations
21 source translations are retained for this English entry.
