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inestimable

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

3

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
  • Czech: neocenitelný — Venerable, great
  • Finnish: kunnianarvoisa — Venerable, great
  • Finnish: verraton — Venerable, great
  • French: inappréciable — Venerable, great
  • German: unschätzbar — Venerable, great
  • Latin: impretiabilis — Venerable, great
  • Māori: kāmehameha — Venerable, great
  • Polish: nieoceniony — Venerable, great
  • Polish: bezcenny — Venerable, great
  • Polish: drogocenny — Venerable, great
  • Portuguese: inestimável — Venerable, great
  • Swedish: ovärderlig — Venerable, great
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