John Muir

Oh, these vast, calm, measureless mountain days, days in whose light everything seems equally divine, opening a thousand windows to show us God.

American Environmentalist

Used to describe things too large to measure, like space or time.

Literal Extent

Applies to ideas without physical form, such as possibilities or potential.

Abstract Concepts

Often used to exaggerate for impact rather than to convey precise dimensions.

Hyperbolic Expression

Used when emotions are so strong they seem impossible to quantify.

Emotional Intensity

Doesn't imply actual measurement; focuses on feelings or qualities.

Not Literal

Don't use it for things that can be measured or are of average intensity.

Avoid Understatement

 And you O my soul where you stand, Surrounded, detached, in measureless oceans of space, Ceaselessly musing, venturing, throwing, seeking the spheres to connect them,

Measureless