Liberal Dictionary English Dictionary
adjective
- incapable of being estimated or assessed.
- too large or great to be estimated or appreciated: The flood caused inestimable damage.
- of incalculable value; valuable beyond measure; priceless: jewels of inestimable worth.
adjective
- not able to be estimated; immeasurable
- of immeasurable value
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.