immense

The word “immense” means extremely large in size, degree, or amount. In plain terms, huge — extremely large in size, amount, or degree.

“Immense” is pronounced ih-MEHNS (/ɪˈmɛns/ in IPA).

Here is “immense” used in a sentence: “The company made an immense profit last quarter.”

“Immense” is an adjective.

The word “immense” comes from Latin. From Latin immensus, meaning "unmeasured" or "too large to measure," from in- ("not") plus mensus ("measured").

“Immense” is a fairly common word in modern English, usually learned at around the C1 level.

Both describe something extremely large and are often interchangeable. "Immense" can suggest a vastness that is hard to measure or take in and works well with abstract nouns like "immense pressure," while "enormous" tends to stress sheer physical size.

"Immense" and "huge" both mean extremely large, but "huge" is more informal and everyday, while "immense" sounds more formal and emphatic. "Immense" is also readily used for degree or amount, not just physical size.

Yes. Besides physical size, "immense" applies to degree or amount, so you can speak of "immense value," "immense pressure," or "immense pleasure." In these uses it means very great rather than physically large.

"Immense" often pairs with abstract nouns such as pressure, value, wealth, power, effort, and pleasure, as well as concrete nouns like an immense building or an immense crowd. In each case it signals something extremely large in size, degree, or amount.