INNUMERABLE

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


Etymology

Adjective

innumerable (comparative more innumerable, superlative most innumerable)

Not capable of being counted, enumerated, or numbered, hence, indefinitely numerous; of great number.

Synonyms

• 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



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