inestimable
/ɪˈnɛs.tɪ.mə.bəl/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.13 in modern English
15
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Not able to be estimated; not able to be calculated, computed or comprehended, as because of great scale, degree or magnitude.
Example Sentences
- "The Voyager spacecraft explored the solar system and continued into the inestimable space beyond."
- "He has refused to pass other Laws for the accommodation of large districts of people, unless those people would relinquish the right of Representation in the Legislature, a right inestimable to them and formidable to tyrants only."
- "On my arrival hither I found a letter from the inestimable Mr. Wythe, by which he informs me that in consequence of a late act of our general assembly he remains the sole judge of the high court of chancery."
Etymology
From Middle French inestimable, from Latin inaestimābilis, from in (“un-”, “not”) + aestimābilis (“estimable”). Equivalent to in- + estimable.
Word Breakdown
- Prefix: in
Regional Pronunciation
- British English: /ɪnˈɛstɪməbl/