English · Word Candidate

immense

/ɪˈmɛns/

Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.

Also seen as: immenser · immensest · immenses

Sense 1

Meaning · English

Huge, gigantic, very large.

Adjective

Examples

Then everybody once more knelt, and soon the blessing was pronounced. The choir and the clergy trooped out slowly, […], down the nave to the western door. […] At a seemingly immense distance the surpliced group stopped to say the last prayer.

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 2

Meaning · English

Supremely good.

AdjectiveRegister: colloquial

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 3

Meaning · English

Immense extent or expanse; immensity.

Noun

Examples

The half of Asia is my prison-house, Myriads of convicts lost in its Immense— I look with terror to my crowning day.

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Common questions

What does “immense” mean?

Huge, gigantic, very large.

Is “immense” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.

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