adj · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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/ɪˈnɛs.tɪ.mə.bəl/
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Received-Pronunciation:ĭnĕsʹtĭməbl
Received-Pronunciation:/ɪnˈɛstɪməbl/
1
adj
Meaning 1
Not able to be estimated; not able to be calculated, computed or comprehended, as because of great scale, degree or magnitude.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
The Voyager spacecraft explored the solar system and continued into the inestimable space beyond.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adj
Meaning 2
Venerable, great.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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adjective satellite
Meaning 3
beyond calculation or measure
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
of incalculable value
an incomputable amount
jewels of inestimable value
immeasurable wealth
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: incomputable, immeasurable
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From Middle French inestimable, from Latin inaestimābilis, from in (“un-”, “not”) + aestimābilis (“estimable”). Equivalent to in- + estimable.
Across languages
Translations
16 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Finnish:
mahdoton arvioida
— Not able to be estimated; not able to be calculated, computed or comprehended
Finnish:
mahdoton mitata
— Not able to be estimated; not able to be calculated, computed or comprehended
Polish:
nieobliczalny
— Not able to be estimated; not able to be calculated, computed or comprehended
Portuguese:
inestimável
— Not able to be estimated; not able to be calculated, computed or comprehended