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measureless

adjective mea·sure·less \ -zhər-ləs \

Definition of measureless

1 : having no observable limit : immeasurable

the measureless universe

2 : very great

had measureless energy

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Examples of measureless in a Sentence

the bodies of the fallen sailors were consigned to the measureless depths of the sea

First Known Use of measureless

14th century

measureless Synonyms

Synonyms

bottomless, boundless, endless, fathomless, horizonless, illimitable, immeasurable, immensurable, indefinite, limitless, infinite, unbounded, unfathomable, unlimited

Antonyms

bounded, circumscribed, confined, definite, finite, limited, restricted

Related Words

abysmal; countless, incalculable, incomputable, inestimable, innumerable, unmeasured; exhaustless, inexhaustible; extensive, far-flung, immense, vast

Near Antonyms

fathomable, measurable; depthless, shallow, superficial

MEASURELESS Defined for English Language Learners

measureless

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Definition of measureless for English Language Learners

: too great or large to be measured

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