unquantifiable

adjective

un·​quan·​ti·​fi·​able ˌən-ˌkwän-tə-ˈfī-ə-bəl How to pronounce unquantifiable (audio)
: not capable of being quantified : lacking a characteristic that can be measured or expressed as a number or amount
Travel, then, is the thing that can never be done badly, where even a failed effort brings unquantifiable rewards.John Krich
unquantifiably adverb

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Hanson also pointed out that, at one of the sites, bird DNA was also found in an unquantifiable amount. Miami Herald, 2 Sep. 2025 These hoaxes tax the resources of police departments and put an unquantifiable mental strain on the victims, ratcheting up the importance of putting a stop to them. Rebekah Riess, CNN Money, 1 Sep. 2025 And others are mental, the unquantifiable part of quarterbacking that Daniels has embraced. Nicki Jhabvala, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2025 As such, Trump’s tariff chart attempts to quantify the unquantifiable — although that didn’t stop him from trying. Robert Goulder, Forbes.com, 28 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for unquantifiable

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First Known Use

1890, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of unquantifiable was in 1890

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“Unquantifiable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unquantifiable. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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