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# inestimable

«inestimable» in Mova's school dictionary: **Too great to be measured or counted** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

adjective (inestimable; formal)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Too great to be measured or counted. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inestimable/#m1)

2) (formal) Extremely valuable or important: of inestimable value. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inestimable/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

A formal word in speeches and thank-you notes: «your help has been of inestimable value». In history, treasures and inventions may be called of inestimable worth. Phrases: of inestimable value, inestimable importance.

### examples

- The ancient library was of inestimable value. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inestimable/#x1)
- Her help has been of inestimable value to our school. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inestimable/#x2)
- The invention of printing was of inestimable importance. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inestimable/#x3)
- The crown jewels are of inestimable worth. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inestimable/#x4)
- The damage from the fire was inestimable. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inestimable/#x5)
- Grandma's stories are of inestimable value to our family. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inestimable/#x6)
- Wedges of gold, great anchors, heaps of pearl, inestimable stones, unvalued jewels-- all scattered in the bottom of the sea! [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inestimable/#x7)

### note

Formal. Root: «estimate» = guess the size or value; «inestimable» = too big to estimate. Usually positive (great value).

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «inestimable» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inestimable/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.