immense

/ɪˈmɛns/

Syllables im·mense

Stress im-MENSE

Phonics Breakdown

im

/ɪm/

short i

mense

/mɛns/

short e

Meaning

extremely large or great

Sound Reference

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im=/ɪm/(impossible) + mense=/mɛns/(dense)

Example

The project required an immense amount of effort.