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measureless

[ mezh-er-lis ]

/ ˈmɛʒ ər lɪs /

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adjective

too large or great to be measured; unlimited; immeasurable: a measureless distance; measureless contempt.

Origin of measureless

First recorded in 1350–1400, measureless is from the Middle English word measureles. See measure, -less

SYNONYMS FOR measureless

boundless, unbounded, limitless, vast, infinite.

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OTHER WORDS FROM measureless

meas·ure·less·ly, adverb meas·ure·less·ness, noun

Words nearby measureless

measure out, measure up, measure zero, measured, measured daywork, measureless, measurement, measurement ton, measures, measuring cup, measuring jug

Example sentences from the Web for measureless

And so the wheel goes evermore round and round, through a measureless viewless eternity.

The Old Man of the Mountain, The Lovecharm and Pietro of Abano |Ludwig Tieck
This tickled Mr. Sloppy as an extraordinarily good joke, and he threw back his head and laughed with measureless enjoyment.

Ten Girls from Dickens |Kate Dickinson Sweetser
For a while they sat silent, in the midst of the profound and measureless calm.

A Phyllis of the Sierras |Bret Harte
All this must stay below; for the measureless radiance blinds the eyes of the reason, they cannot bear the Incomprehensible Light.

Ruysbroeck |Evelyn Underhill

This may well convince us that the kindness of our Father is measureless.

The Expositor's Bible: The Epistle to the Philippians |Robert Rainy

British Dictionary definitions for measureless

measureless

/ (ˈmɛʒəlɪs) /

adjective

limitless, vast, or infinite

Derived forms of measureless

measurelessly, adverb measurelessness, noun