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Synonyms for inestimable

Grammar : Adj
Spell : in-es-tuh-muh-buh l
Phonetic Transcription : ɪnˈɛs tə mə bəl

Définition of inestimable

Origin :
  • late 14c., "beyond estimation," from Old French inestimable (14c.) or directly from Latin inaestimabilis, from in- "not, opposite of" (see in- (1)) + aestimabilis (see estimable). Meaning "too precious to set a value on, priceless" is attested by 1570s. Related: Inestimably.
  • adj priceless
Example sentences :
  • The inestimable value of our Federal Union is felt and acknowledged by all.
  • Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
  • It was immediately decided that the pictures were inestimable.
  • Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 9 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
  • I am the man who loves you because he has found in you qualities that are inestimable.
  • Extract from : « A Comedy of Marriage and Other Tales » by Guy De Maupassant
  • The value to humanity of these two sciences is now established as inestimable.
  • Extract from : « The Necessity of Atheism » by Dr. D.M. Brooks
  • Its services to the government during the period of the war were inestimable.
  • Extract from : « Albert Gallatin » by John Austin Stevens
  • "You could be of inestimable value to us," he said in a conversational tone.
  • Extract from : « Highways in Hiding » by George Oliver Smith
  • The traffic which the French traders introduced was of inestimable value to the poor savages.
  • Extract from : « The Adventures of the Chevalier De La Salle and His Companions, in Their Explorations of the Prairies, Forests, Lakes, and Rivers, of the New World, and Their Interviews with the Savage Tribes, Two Hundred Years Ago » by John S. C. Abbott
  • The shores were strewed with articles of inestimable value to these poor Indians.
  • Extract from : « The Adventures of the Chevalier De La Salle and His Companions, in Their Explorations of the Prairies, Forests, Lakes, and Rivers, of the New World, and Their Interviews with the Savage Tribes, Two Hundred Years Ago » by John S. C. Abbott
  • Several of the sailors were drowned; and stores of inestimable value were destroyed.
  • Extract from : « The Adventures of the Chevalier De La Salle and His Companions, in Their Explorations of the Prairies, Forests, Lakes, and Rivers, of the New World, and Their Interviews with the Savage Tribes, Two Hundred Years Ago » by John S. C. Abbott
  • La Salle purchased several horses, which proved to be of inestimable value to him.
  • Extract from : « The Adventures of the Chevalier De La Salle and His Companions, in Their Explorations of the Prairies, Forests, Lakes, and Rivers, of the New World, and Their Interviews with the Savage Tribes, Two Hundred Years Ago » by John S. C. Abbott

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