In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
countless, infinite, innumerable, innumerous, multitudinous, myriad, numberless, uncounted, unnumberable, unnumbered, unnumerable
(adjective) too numerous to be counted; “countless hours”; “an infinite number of reasons”; “innumerable difficulties”; “the multitudinous seas”; “myriad stars”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
innumerable (comparative more innumerable, superlative most innumerable)
Not capable of being counted, enumerated, or numbered, hence, indefinitely numerous; of great number.
• countless, numberless, unnumbered, untold; see also innumerable
Source: Wiktionary
In*nu`mer*a*ble, a. Etym: [L. innumerabilis : cf.F. innumefable. See In- not, and Numerable.]
Definition: Not capable of being counted, enumerated, or numbered, for multitude; countless; numberless; unnumbered, hence, indefinitely numerous; of great number. Innumerable as the stars of night. Milton.
– In*nu"mer*a*ble*ness, n.
– In*nu"mer*a*bly, adv.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
31 January 2025
(noun) the act of dispersing or diffusing something; “the dispersion of the troops”; “the diffusion of knowledge”
In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.