inmenso

adj.

immense, huge, vast, gargantuan.

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inmenso

► adjetivo

1 immense, vast

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(f. - inmensa)

adj.

immense, vast

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ADJ [llanura, océano, fortuna] vast, immense; [objeto, ciudad, número] enormous; [alegría, tristeza, esfuerzo] tremendous, immense; [talento] enormous, immense

la inmensa mayoría — the vast majority

sentí un inmenso vacío tras su muerte — I felt a vast emptiness after his death

Leonor tiene un corazón inmenso — Leonor is enormously big-hearted

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-sa adjetivo <fortuna/cantidad> immense, vast, huge; <casa/camión> huge, enormous; <alegría/pena> great, immense

sentía por ella un inmenso cariño — he was extremely fond of her

es inmenso! — it's absolutely huge!

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= huge, immense, unbelievable, immeasurable, monstrous, a monster of a.

Ex. A user searching for Smith's 'History as Argument' who was not sure under which subject it would be entered, would have to prowl through a huge number of cards in a card catalog to find the entry under SMITH.

Ex. It is true that assignments were being heaped upon him with immense rapidity, but he would be able to sort them out and contrive solutions.

Ex. The development of digital technology has hastened this process until the point where we are today: the capacity to produce unbelievable volumes of information.

Ex. Immeasurable recognition can be gained from increasing the library's responsiveness to the business community.

Ex. Bogardus privately resolved that nothing would induce her to assent to this monstrous possibility.

Ex. Hurricane Rita became a monster of a storm as it gathered strength over the Gulf of Mexico.

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* con una inmensa cantidad de = overflowing with.

* en la inmensa mayoría = overwhelmingly.

* una inmensa cantidad de = a treasure chest of, a huge number of.

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-sa adjetivo <fortuna/cantidad> immense, vast, huge; <casa/camión> huge, enormous; <alegría/pena> great, immense

sentía por ella un inmenso cariño — he was extremely fond of her

es inmenso! — it's absolutely huge!

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= huge, immense, unbelievable, immeasurable, monstrous, a monster of a.

Ex: A user searching for Smith's 'History as Argument' who was not sure under which subject it would be entered, would have to prowl through a huge number of cards in a card catalog to find the entry under SMITH.

Ex: It is true that assignments were being heaped upon him with immense rapidity, but he would be able to sort them out and contrive solutions.

Ex: The development of digital technology has hastened this process until the point where we are today: the capacity to produce unbelievable volumes of information.

Ex: Immeasurable recognition can be gained from increasing the library's responsiveness to the business community.

Ex: Bogardus privately resolved that nothing would induce her to assent to this monstrous possibility.

Ex: Hurricane Rita became a monster of a storm as it gathered strength over the Gulf of Mexico.

* con una inmensa cantidad de = overflowing with.

* en la inmensa mayoría = overwhelmingly.

* una inmensa cantidad de = a treasure chest of, a huge number of.

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inmenso -sa

adjective

‹fortuna/cantidad› immense, vast, huge; ‹casa/camión› huge, enormous; ‹alegría/pena› great, immense

sentía por ella un inmenso cariño he was extremely fond of her

¡cómo ha crecido! ¡si está inmenso! hasn't he grown! he's absolutely huge!

esa blusa te queda inmensa that blouse is far too big for you

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inmenso

◊ -sa adjetivo ‹fortuna/cantidad› immense, vast, huge;

‹casa/camión› huge, enormous;
‹alegría/pena› great, immense;

◊ ¡es inmenso! it's absolutely huge!

inmenso,-a adjetivo immense, vast

'inmenso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
inmensa
English:
immense
- enormous
- vast

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inmenso, -a adj

1. [grande] [lago, continente] immense, vast;

[camión, casa] enormous, huge

2. [profundo] deep;

sintió una inmensa alegría she felt deeply o tremendously happy

3. Fam [fantástico] marvellous, wonderful;

es un escritor inmenso he's a marvellous writer;

el tenor estuvo inmenso the tenor was wonderful

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inmenso

adj immense

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inmenso, -sa adj

enorme: immense, huge, vast

♦ inmensamente adv

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inmenso adj

1. (en tamaño) enormous / immense

una casa inmensa an enormous house

2. (en intensidad) great

una inmensa alegría great happiness

la inmensa mayoría the vast majority