inestimable

== English == === Alternative forms === inæstimable (archaic) === Etymology === From Middle French inestimable, from Latin inaestimābilis, from in (“un-”, “not”) + aestimābilis (“estimable”). Equivalent to in- +‎ estimable. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɪˈnɛs.tɪ.mə.bəl/ (Received Pronunciation) enPR: ĭnĕsʹtĭməbl, IPA(key): /ɪnˈɛstɪməbl/ === Adjective === inestimable (not comparable) Not able to be estimated; not able to be calculated, computed or comprehended, as because of great scale, degree or magnitude. Venerable, great. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === “inestimable, a. (n.)” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2nd Ed.; 1989] == Catalan == === Etymology === From in- +‎ estimable, or borrowed from Latin inaestimabilis. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [i.nəs.tiˈmab.blə] IPA(key): (Valencia) [i.nes.tiˈma.ble] === Adjective === inestimable m or f (masculine and feminine plural inestimables) priceless, invaluable, inestimable === Further reading === “inestimable”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 “inestimable”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “inestimable” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. “inestimable” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962. == French == === Etymology === Inherited from Middle French inestimable, from in- +‎ estimable. Equivalent to in- +‎ estimer +‎ -able. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /i.nɛs.ti.mabl/ === Adjective === inestimable (plural inestimables) priceless, invaluable; inestimable ==== Descendants ==== → Romanian: inestimabil === Further reading === “inestimable”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Middle French == === Etymology === From in- + estimable. Equivalent to in- +‎ estimer +‎ -able. === Adjective === inestimable m or f (plural inestimables) priceless, invaluable; inestimable ==== Descendants ==== French: inestimable→ Romanian: inestimabil === References === “inestimable”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /inestiˈmable/ [i.nes.t̪iˈma.β̞le] Rhymes: -able Syllabification: i‧nes‧ti‧ma‧ble === Adjective === inestimable m or f (masculine and feminine plural inestimables) priceless, invaluable === Further reading === “inestimable”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025