Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

immane

/ɪˈmeɪn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: im-mane
IPA: /ɪˈmeɪn/

10

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Very large; huge; vast.

Archaic

adj

Monstrous in character; inhuman; atrocious; fierce.

Archaic

Example Sentences

"There is only one holistic system of systems, one vast and immane, interwoven, interacting, multivariate, multinational dominion of dollars. Petro-dollars, electro-dollars, multi-dollars, reichmarks, rins, rubles, pounds, and shekels."
"[…] if this gentleman could have been purged of an immane conceit of himself and of his own worth, and made clean from his disaffection to the crown and monarchy of England, which always warped his engagements towards the sectarian and republican model, and made him restless[…]"
"so immane a man"

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin immānis.

Usage

Archaic

Inflected Forms

more immane (comparative) most immane (superlative)

Frequently Paired Words

immanely

Synonyms

ample big exceeding cosmic bodacious broad commodious considerable expansive good-sized full generous

Rhymes With

again main pain campaign train brain explain remain gain plane rain chain

Questions

How do you pronounce immane?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɪˈmeɪn/.
What does immane mean?: Very large; huge; vast.
Where does immane come from?: Borrowed from Latin immānis.

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