If you describe something as immense, you mean that it is extremely large or great.
...an immense cloud of smoke.
With immense relief I stopped running.
Synonyms: huge, great, massive, vast More Synonyms of immense
immensity (ɪmensɪti)uncountable noun
The immensity of the universe is difficult to grasp. [+ of]
Synonyms: size, extent, magnitude, sweep More Synonyms of immense
immense in British English
(ɪˈmɛns)
adjective
1.
unusually large; huge; vast
2.
without limits; immeasurable
3. informal
very good; excellent
Derived forms
immensely (imˈmensely)
adverb
immenseness (imˈmenseness)
noun
Word origin
C15: from Latin immensus, literally: unmeasured, from im- (not) + mensus measured, from mētīrī to measure
immense in American English
(ɪˈmɛns)
adjective
1. Obsolete
unmeasured; limitless; infinite
2.
very large; vast; huge
3. Slang, Obsolete
very good; excellent
SIMILAR WORDS: eˈnormous
Derived forms
immensely (imˈmensely)
adverb
immenseness (imˈmenseness)
noun
Word origin
Fr < L immensus < in-, not + mensus, pp. of metiri, to measure
Examples of 'immense' in a sentence
immense
Pupils today are under immense pressure to excel.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
To their immense credit, they very nearly did.
The Sun (2017)
He will feel immense pride, and a little trepidation too.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The pressure is just immense.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
At heart he was a poet, but it is the strange melodies and dark voice that give his work immense power.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
I found that our aid does immense, immeasurable good.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
The pressure is immense; the expectation to know what's going on in the world.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
It will give me immense pride when I come down this road, or go to this ground and see it.
The Sun (2016)
Imagine the immense good it could do.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
This is a mysterious alien structure which brings immense power and wealth.
The Sun (2009)
Those people still left with a job are under immense pressure simply to keep it.
Austin, Valerie Self-Hypnosis (1994)
It is to his immense credit that he can keep on doing so with so much appetite.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
You may be convinced that when you eat normally you will gain an immense amount of weight.
French, Barbara Coping with Bulimia (1987)
The immense relief of finding this a false alarm!
Charles Dickens A Christmas Carol (1843)
One imagines that in subsequent years the actress recalls that moment with immense pride.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
So where does its immense pulling power lie?
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
The expectations of the public are immense and the pressures on players are accordingly higher.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
He deserves immense credit for his stoicism in often very difficult circumstances.
The Sun (2014)
You cannot imagine the immense amount of pain that is being inflicted on him right now.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Hearing our daughter was alive was an immense relief.
The Sun (2015)
It is a record he wears with immense pride.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
China has become in a generation an immense economic power.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Spooks are under immense pressure to keep us safe.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Industrial activity on this scale would appear to suggest a truly immense amount of metal.
Francis Pryor BRITAIN BC: Life In Britain and Ireland before the Romans (2003)
Being able to help the forces world in this way gives me immense pride.
The Sun (2010)
As a result they exert a subtle yet immense power.
Christianity Today (2000)
Nigeria sometimes seem to suffer for the immense pressure placed on them by their fans.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
In addition to all this there was an immense amount of body language going on.
Jan Fennell, Foreword by Monty Roberts THE DOG LISTENER: Learning the Language of your Best Friend (2002)
You will both find it an immense relief to talk to others who have coped with similar dilemmas.
The Sun (2013)
Some enlightened companies already do all this to their immense credit and to the longer term health of their employees.
Petch, Dr Michael BMA Family Doctor Guide - Heart Disease (1989)
So he is the one pressured into resigning from a channel to whose quality and ratings he has done immense good.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
That is to their immense credit.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
It was efficient, kind, modest and done with immense good humour.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
In other languages
immense
British English: immense ADJECTIVE
If you describe something as immense, you mean that it is extremely large or great.
...an immense cloud of smoke.
American English: immense
Brazilian Portuguese: imenso
Chinese: 巨大的
European Spanish: inmenso
French: immense
German: riesig
Italian: immenso
Japanese: 巨大な
Korean: 광대한
European Portuguese: imenso
Latin American Spanish: inmenso
All related terms of 'immense'
immense pain
Pain is the feeling of great discomfort you have, for example when you have been hurt or when you are ill .
immense pride
Pride is a feeling of satisfaction which you have because you or people close to you have done something good or possess something good.
immense courage
Courage is the quality shown by someone who decides to do something difficult or dangerous , even though they may be afraid .
immense wealth
Wealth is the possession of a large amount of money, property, or other valuable things. You can also refer to a particular person's money or property as their wealth .
immense importance
The importance of something is its quality of being significant , valued, or necessary in a particular situation.
immense pressure
If there is pressure on a person, someone is trying to persuade or force them to do something.
Chinese translation of 'immense'
immense
(ɪˈmɛns)
adj
巨大的 (jùdà de)
(adjective)
Definition
huge or vast
an immense cloud of smoke
Synonyms
huge
Several painters were working on a huge piece of canvas.
great
a great hall as long and high as a church
massive
a massive steam boat
vast
farmers who own vast stretches of land
large
In a large room about a dozen children are sitting on the carpet.
giant
a giant oak table
a giant step towards unification
enormous
an enormous dust cloud blocking out the sun
extensive
The blast caused extensive damage.
tremendous
I felt a tremendous pressure on my chest.
mega (slang)
titanic
a titanic struggle between two visions of the future
infinite
an infinite variety of landscapes
jumbo (informal)
a jumbo box of tissues
very big
gigantic
The road is bordered by gigantic rocks.
monumental (informal)
It had been a monumental blunder to give him the assignment.
monstrous
They were erecting a monstrous edifice.
mammoth
The mammoth undertaking was completed in 18 months.
colossal
A colossal statue stands in the square.
The task they face is colossal.
mountainous
a plan designed to reduce the company's mountainous debt
stellar (informal)
prodigious
This business generates cash in prodigious amounts.
interminable
stupendous
a stupendous amount of money
king-size
king-sized
immeasurable
I felt an immeasurable love for him.
elephantine
His legs were elephantine.
ginormous (informal)
Brobdingnagian
illimitable
humongous or humungous (informal)
supersize
Opposites
little
,
small
, minute,
tiny
,
microscopic
,
minuscule
,
puny
,
infinitesimal
Additional synonyms
in the sense of colossal
Definition
very large in size
A colossal statue stands in the square.The task they face is colossal.
Synonyms
huge,
massive,
vast,
enormous,
immense,
titanic,
gigantic,
monumental (informal),
monstrous,
mammoth,
mountainous,
stellar (informal),
prodigious,
gargantuan,
herculean,
elephantine,
ginormous (informal),
Brobdingnagian,
humongous or humungous (informal),
supersize
in the sense of elephantine
Definition
like an elephant, esp. in being huge, clumsy, or ponderous