inestimable

Alternative forms

• inæstimable (archaic)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɪˈnɛːs.tɪ.mə.bəl/

Etymology

From Middle French inestimable, from Latin inaestimābilis, from in (“un-”, “not”) + aestimābilis (“estimable”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) enPR: ĭnĕsʹtĭməbl, IPA^(key): /ɪnˈɛstɪməbl/

Adjective

inestimable (not comparable)

1. Not able to be estimated; not able to be calculated, computed or comprehended, as because of great scale, degree or magnitude.

   The Voyager spacecraft explored the solar system and continued into the inestimable space beyond.

References

• “inestimable, a. (n.)” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2^nd Ed.; 1989]

Etymology

From in- +‎ estimer +‎ -able.

Adjective

inestimable (plural inestimables)

1. priceless, invaluable; inestimable

Further reading

• “inestimable” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Adjective

inestimable (plural inestimables)

1. priceless, invaluable