immense
part of speech
adjective (immense)
meaning for a pupil
Extremely large or great in size, amount or degree. tree →
sense in the lessons
Interpretation: The Sefer Yetzirah describes God as carving out huge pillars from empty air, and the tradition reads this as creation of the world from nothing. In the primary lessons: In stories and science it shows huge size: an immense whale, an immense mountain, immense space. In feelings: immense joy, immense relief. It is a stronger word than «big». It does not give a number.
examples
- He hewed, as it were, immense column or colossal pillars, out of the intangible air, and from the empty space. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1887) tree →
- The blue whale is an immense animal. tree →
- We felt immense relief when the dog came home. tree →
- Space is immense. tree →
- The castle had an immense wooden door. tree →
- Building the bridge took an immense amount of work. tree →
- The giant's footprint was immense. tree →
- It seemed as if something immense had been thrown over him. tree →
note
Not usually used with «very» because it already means very big. Adverb: immensely. Noun: immensity. Spelling: double m, ends in -ense. In maths problems it describes size but you still need the number.
Trees and pragmatics
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