inestimableadj.n.

/ɪnˈɛstɪməb(ə)l/

Etymology: < French inestimable (14th cent. in Hatzfeld & Darmesteter), < Latin inæstimābilis , < in- (in- prefix⁴) + æstimābilis estimable adj. and n.

A. adj.

a. Incapable of being estimated; that cannot be reckoned up or computed; too great, profound, or intense to be estimated.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > quantity > greatness of quantity, amount, or degree > [adjective] > vast, immense, or huge > therefore not able to be measured or estimated

unachteleda1325

inestimablec1374

unmeasureda1398

untolda1400

measurelessc1400

unmeasurablec1400

immeasurable1440

immensurable1535

unestimable1542

modeless1583

immeasured1590

unvalued1590

countless1593

unrecomptless1593

inestimate1614

starlike1616

unmeted1635

inestimal1678

invaluablea1694

immensurate1720

incalculablea1797

uncountable1858

c1374 G. Chaucer tr. Boethius De Consol. Philos. (Cambr.) v. pr. iii. 123 The gerdon of þe dyuyne grace which þat is inestymable. Þat is to seyn þat it is so gret þat it ne may nat ben ful ypreysyd.

1482 Monk of Evesham 40 On tothyr syde of the forseyde hye hylle was so grete and inestymable coolde that ys to seye of snowe and Hayle.

1555 R. Eden tr. Peter Martyr of Angleria Decades of Newe Worlde f. 253^v With great ingeniousnesse and inestimable pacience, these nations haue ouercome much greater difficulties.

1601 R. Johnson tr. G. Botero Trauellers Breuiat 143 The number of oxen..and prisoners was inestimable.

1720 D. Defoe Mem. Cavalier 50 The Wealth consumed was inestimable.

1871 B. Jowett tr. Plato Dialogues I. 79 A companion of inestimable value for young men at their age.

b. Too precious to be estimated; of surpassing value or excellence; priceless; invaluable.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > monetary value > [adjective] > invaluable

impreciable1502

invaluable1576

inestimable1579

priceless1594

valueless1610

impretiable1639

inappreciable1787

the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > worth > [adjective] > beyond valuation

unprizablec1400

unvaluable?1569

invaluable1576

inestimable1579

unvalued1590

priceless1594

unprized1601

invalued1603

unrateable1629

unpriceablea1641

unpriced1839

1579 B. G[arter] (title) New Yeares Gifte, dedicated to the Pope's Holiness..in recompence of divers singular and inestimable Reliques sent into England.

1597 W. Shakespeare Richard III i. iv. 27 Wedges of gold, great anchors, heapes of pearle, Inestimable stones, vnualued Iewels.

1656 A. Cowley Davideis iii. 105 in Poems At last th' inestimable hour was come To lead his Conquering prey in triumph home.

1771 E. Burke Speech on Jury Bill in Writings & Speeches (1981) II. 344 This Charter the inestimable monument of English Freedom.

1828 E. Bulwer-Lytton Pelham I. xvi. 104 He would have been inestimable as an undertaker.

1879 M. Arnold Democracy in Mixed Ess. 37 Of one inestimable part of liberty, liberty of thought, the middle class has been the principal champion.

†2. quasi-adv.= inestimably adv. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > quantity > greatness of quantity, amount, or degree > high or intense degree > [adverb] > extremely or exceedingly > immeasurably or inestimably

unimetelya1240

unmeasurablyc1390

unmeasurablec1443

inestimablec1460

inestimablya1530

uncountably1599

invaluably1601

unmeasuredly1602

immeasurably1631

incommensurably1652

incalculably1806

measurelessly1839

c1460 J. Fortescue Governance of Eng. (1885) vii. 125 This charge woll all wey be grete, and so inestimable grete, þat [etc.].

1581 Compendious Exam. Certayne Ordinary Complaints ii. f. 35^v I heard wise men say, that the Queenes highnesse Father did winne inestimable great summes, by the alteration of the Coyne.

3. [ < in- prefix⁴ + estimable adj. and n.] Unworthy of esteem. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disrespect > [adjective] > not worthy of respect

unworshipfulc1374

respectless1620

unrespectivea1631

unrespectable1764

inestimable1811

1811 Henry & Isabella II. 210 None but the inestimable would offer insolence.

B. n.

A person of inestimable merit.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > excellence > [noun] > excellent person

gemc1275

blooma1300

excellence1447

mirrorc1450

man of mena1470

treasure?1545

paragon1548

shining light1563

Apollo's swan?1592

man of wax1597

rara avis1607

Titan1611

choice spirita1616

excellency1725

inestimable1728

inimitable1751

cock of the walk1781

surpasser1805

shiner1810

swell1816

trump1819

tip-topper1822

star1829

beauty1832

soarer1895

trumph1895

pansy1899

Renaissance man1906

exemplum virtutis1914

museum piece1920

superman1925

flyer1930

pistol1935

all-star1949

1728 H. Fielding Love in Several Masques i. i. 2 But have I never seen this Inestimable?

Derivatives

inˈestimableness n. (Bailey vol. II 1727).

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	inestimable
释义	inestimableadj.n. /ɪnˈɛstɪməb(ə)l/ Etymology: < French inestimable (14th cent. in Hatzfeld & Darmesteter), < Latin inæstimābilis , < in- (in- prefix⁴) + æstimābilis estimable adj. and n. A. adj. 1. a. Incapable of being estimated; that cannot be reckoned up or computed; too great, profound, or intense to be estimated. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > greatness of quantity, amount, or degree > [adjective] > vast, immense, or huge > therefore not able to be measured or estimated unachteleda1325 inestimablec1374 unmeasureda1398 untolda1400 measurelessc1400 unmeasurablec1400 immeasurable1440 immensurable1535 unestimable1542 modeless1583 immeasured1590 unvalued1590 countless1593 unrecomptless1593 inestimate1614 starlike1616 unmeted1635 inestimal1678 invaluablea1694 immensurate1720 incalculablea1797 uncountable1858 c1374 G. Chaucer tr. Boethius De Consol. Philos. (Cambr.) v. pr. iii. 123 The gerdon of þe dyuyne grace which þat is inestymable. Þat is to seyn þat it is so gret þat it ne may nat ben ful ypreysyd. 1482 Monk of Evesham 40 On tothyr syde of the forseyde hye hylle was so grete and inestymable coolde that ys to seye of snowe and Hayle. 1555 R. Eden tr. Peter Martyr of Angleria Decades of Newe Worlde f. 253^v With great ingeniousnesse and inestimable pacience, these nations haue ouercome much greater difficulties. 1601 R. Johnson tr. G. Botero Trauellers Breuiat 143 The number of oxen..and prisoners was inestimable. 1720 D. Defoe Mem. Cavalier 50 The Wealth consumed was inestimable. 1871 B. Jowett tr. Plato Dialogues I. 79 A companion of inestimable value for young men at their age. b. Too precious to be estimated; of surpassing value or excellence; priceless; invaluable. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > monetary value > [adjective] > invaluable impreciable1502 invaluable1576 inestimable1579 priceless1594 valueless1610 impretiable1639 inappreciable1787 the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > worth > [adjective] > beyond valuation unprizablec1400 unvaluable?1569 invaluable1576 inestimable1579 unvalued1590 priceless1594 unprized1601 invalued1603 unrateable1629 unpriceablea1641 unpriced1839 1579 B. G[arter] (title) New Yeares Gifte, dedicated to the Pope's Holiness..in recompence of divers singular and inestimable Reliques sent into England. 1597 W. Shakespeare Richard III i. iv. 27 Wedges of gold, great anchors, heapes of pearle, Inestimable stones, vnualued Iewels. View more context for this quotation 1656 A. Cowley Davideis iii. 105 in Poems At last th' inestimable hour was come To lead his Conquering prey in triumph home. 1771 E. Burke Speech on Jury Bill in Writings & Speeches (1981) II. 344 This Charter the inestimable monument of English Freedom. 1828 E. Bulwer-Lytton Pelham I. xvi. 104 He would have been inestimable as an undertaker. 1879 M. Arnold Democracy in Mixed Ess. 37 Of one inestimable part of liberty, liberty of thought, the middle class has been the principal champion. †2. quasi-adv.= inestimably adv. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > greatness of quantity, amount, or degree > high or intense degree > [adverb] > extremely or exceedingly > immeasurably or inestimably unimetelya1240 unmeasurablyc1390 unmeasurablec1443 inestimablec1460 inestimablya1530 uncountably1599 invaluably1601 unmeasuredly1602 immeasurably1631 incommensurably1652 incalculably1806 measurelessly1839 c1460 J. Fortescue Governance of Eng. (1885) vii. 125 This charge woll all wey be grete, and so inestimable grete, þat [etc.]. 1581 Compendious Exam. Certayne Ordinary Complaints ii. f. 35^v I heard wise men say, that the Queenes highnesse Father did winne inestimable great summes, by the alteration of the Coyne. 3. [ < in- prefix⁴ + estimable adj. and n.] Unworthy of esteem. rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disrespect > [adjective] > not worthy of respect unworshipfulc1374 respectless1620 unrespectivea1631 unrespectable1764 inestimable1811 1811 Henry & Isabella II. 210 None but the inestimable would offer insolence. B. n. A person of inestimable merit. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > excellence > [noun] > excellent person gemc1275 blooma1300 excellence1447 mirrorc1450 man of mena1470 treasure?1545 paragon1548 shining light1563 Apollo's swan?1592 man of wax1597 rara avis1607 Titan1611 choice spirita1616 excellency1725 inestimable1728 inimitable1751 cock of the walk1781 surpasser1805 shiner1810 swell1816 trump1819 tip-topper1822 star1829 beauty1832 soarer1895 trumph1895 pansy1899 Renaissance man1906 exemplum virtutis1914 museum piece1920 superman1925 flyer1930 pistol1935 all-star1949 1728 H. Fielding Love in Several Masques i. i. 2 But have I never seen this Inestimable? Derivatives inˈestimableness n. (Bailey vol. II 1727). This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < adj.n.c1374
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