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- [kount-lis]
- /ˈkaʊnt lɪs/
- /ˈkaʊnt.ləs/
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- [kount-lis]
- /ˈkaʊnt lɪs/
Definitions of countless word
- adjective countless Countless means very many. 3
- adjective countless innumerable; myriad 3
- adjective countless too many to count; innumerable; myriad 3
- adjective countless too numerous to count; innumerable: the countless stars. 1
- noun countless Too many to be counted; very many. 1
- adjective countless very many 1
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Origin of countless
First appearance:
before 1580 One of the 35% oldest English words
First recorded in 1580-90; count1 + -less
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Parts of speech for Countless
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
countless popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 79% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for countless
adj countless
- uncounted — not counted.
- myriad — a very great or indefinitely great number of persons or things.
- untold — not told; not related; not revealed: untold thoughts.
- heap — a group of things placed, thrown, or lying one on another; pile: a heap of stones.
- immeasurable — incapable of being measured; limitless: the immeasurable vastness of the universe.
adjective countless
- innumerable — very numerous.
- numerous — very many; being or existing in great quantity: numerous visits; numerous fish.
Antonyms for countless
adj countless
- few — not many but more than one: Few artists live luxuriously.
- calculable — Calculable amounts or consequences can be calculated.
- measurable — capable of being measured.
- limited — confined within limits; restricted or circumscribed: a limited space; limited resources.
- countable — capable of being counted
adjective countless
- counted — Simple past tense and past participle of count.
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