different between numberless vs immeasurable

English

Etymology

number +? -less.

Adjective

numberless (not comparable)

1. Without number; having too many to count.

   The stars are as numberless as the grains of sand on a beach.

   • 1923, Walter de la Mare, Seaton's Aunt

     The lunch […] consisted […] of […] lobster mayonnaise, cold game sausages, an immense veal and ham pie farced with eggs, truffles, and numberless delicious flavours; besides kickshaws, creams and sweetmeats.

Synonyms

• (without number): countless, endless; see also Thesaurus:innumerable

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

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