different between immeasurable vs endless

English

Etymology

From im- +? measurable.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??m?????b?l/, /??m????b?l/

Adjective

immeasurable (comparative more immeasurable, superlative most immeasurable)

1. impossible to measure
2. vast
   • 2007, Terence Hunt, Longest-serving Bush aide resigns, Associated Press

     "His contribution has been immeasurable," Bush said in a statement. "I value his judgment, and I treasure his friendship."

Usage notes

Also used tautologically as a spin word to avoid stating explicitly whether someone or something had a positive or negative effect. It is a neutral term equivalent to neither priceless nor worthless.

Synonyms

• immensurable
• unmeasurable

Antonyms

• measurable

Translations

Noun

immeasurable (plural immeasurables)

1. anything that cannot be measured

Translations

English

Etymology

From Middle English endeles, from Old English endel?as (“endless”), from Proto-Germanic *andijalausaz (“endless”), equivalent to end +? -less.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??ndl?s/, /??ndl?s/
• Hyphenation: end?less

Adjective

endless (not comparable)

1. Having no end.

   endless time; endless praise

2. Extending indefinitely.

   an endless line

3. (obsolete) Without profitable end; fruitless; unsatisfying.

   • All loves are endless.

Synonyms

• (having no end): unending; see also Thesaurus:endless
• (extending indefinitely): eternal, infinite, unlimited; see also Thesaurus:infinite or Thesaurus:eternal

Antonyms

• finite
• limited

Derived terms

• endlessly
• endlessness

Translations

Anagrams

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