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Numerous vs Immeasurable - What's the difference?

numerous | immeasurable |

As adjectives the difference between numerous and immeasurable

is that numerous is indefinitely large numerically, many while immeasurable is impossible to measure.

As a noun immeasurable is

anything that cannot be measured.

numerous

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Indefinitely large numerically, many.
  • *{{quote-magazine, year=2012, month=March-April
    • , author=Colin Allen , title=Do I See What You See? , volume=100, issue=2, page=168 , magazine=(American Scientist) citation , passage=Numerous experimental tests and other observations have been offered in favor of animal mind reading, and although many scientists are skeptical, others assert that humans are not the only species capable of representing what others do and don’t perceive and know.}}
  • * There are numerous definitions of the word 'man'.

    • Synonyms

    * See many

    Derived terms

    * overnumerous * overnumerousness * supernumerous * supernumerousness * unnumerous

    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. }}