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Immeasurable vs Inestimable - What's the difference?

immeasurable | inestimable |

As adjectives the difference between immeasurable and inestimable

is that immeasurable is impossible to measure while inestimable is not able to be estimated; not able to be calculated, computed or comprehended, as because of great scale, degree or magnitude.

As a noun immeasurable

is anything that cannot be measured.

immeasurable

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • impossible to measure
  • 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

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Anything that cannot be measured.
  • * {{quote-news, year=2009, date=September 29, author=Madeleine Bunting, title=Forget 'clients' and 'users' – public services are about people, work=Guardian citation
    • , passage=And inspiring good relationships is all about immeasurables : it is about inspiring purpose, compassion and attentiveness. }}

    inestimable

    English

    Alternative forms

    * (archaic)

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Not able to be estimated; not able to be calculated, computed or comprehended, as because of great scale, degree or magnitude.
    • The spacecraft explored the solar system and continued into the inestimable space beyond.

    References

    * “ inestimable, a. ''(''n. )]” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2nd Ed.; 1989 ----