Immeasurable vs Many - What's the difference?
immeasurable | many |
impossible to measure
vast
* 2007 , Terence Hunt,
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
, passage=And inspiring good relationships is all about immeasurables : it is about inspiring purpose, compassion and attentiveness. }}
An indefinite large number of.
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*Bible, (w) xvii.4:
*:Thou shalt be a father of many nations.
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*:The big houses, and there are a good many of them, lie for the most part in what may be called by courtesy the valleys. You catch a glimpse of them sometimes at a little distance from the [railway] line, which seems to have shown some ingenuity in avoiding them,.
*{{quote-magazine, date=2013-07-06, volume=408, issue=8843, page=68, magazine=(The Economist)
, title= A collective mass of people.
An indefinite large number of people or things.
* {{quote-book, year=1922, author=(Ben Travers)
, chapter=4, title= A multitude; a great aggregate; a mass of people; the generality; the common herd.
A considerable number.
As nouns the difference between immeasurable and many
is that immeasurable is anything that cannot be measured while many is a multitude; a great aggregate; a mass of people; the generality; the common herd.As an adjective immeasurable
is impossible to measure.As a determiner many is
an indefinite large number of.As a pronoun many is
a collective mass of people.immeasurable
English
Adjective
(en adjective)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 * unmeasurableAntonyms
* measurableNoun
(en noun)citation
many
English
(wikipedia many)Determiner
The rise of smart beta, passage=Investors face a quandary. Cash offers a return of virtually zero in many developed countries; government-bond yields may have risen in recent weeks but they are still unattractive. Equities have suffered two big bear markets since 2000 and are wobbling again. It is hardly surprising that pension funds, insurers and endowments are searching for new sources of return.}}
Usage notes
Many'' is used with plural nouns only (except in the combination many a). Its singular counterpart is much, which is used with uncountable nouns. ''Many'' and ''much merge in the comparison forms, which are more and most for both determiners.Antonyms
* fewPronoun
(English Pronouns)A Cuckoo in the Nest, passage=By some paradoxical evolution rancour and intolerance have been established in the vanguard of primitive Christianity. Mrs. Spoker, in common with many of the stricter disciples of righteousness, was as inclement in demeanour as she was cadaverous in aspect.}}