: 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

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While there will always be clamour and excitement over new signings, the feeling across a club when a youngster can progress through the ranks and become a player that identifies with the thousands that watch him in the stadium is unquantifiable. Art De Roché, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026 Given that government data demands are rare but unquantifiable, companies must identify which systems genuinely hold regulated data. Michael Leone, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026 But Adam Carter Rehmeier‘s thriller, like many a good B-movie, adds up to more than the sum of its parts, with star power and star chemistry its major elevating, unquantifiable factors. Guy Lodge, Variety, 7 June 2026 There are also unquantifiable skills such as calling pitches and guiding a pitching staff. Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 10 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for unquantifiable

Word History

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 17 Aug. 2026.

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