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innumerable

in·nu·mer·a·ble
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [ih-noo-mer-uh-buh l or ih-noo-mer-uh s; ih-nyoo-]
    • /ɪˈnu mər ə bəl or ɪˈnu mər əs; ɪˈnyu-/
    • /ɪˈnjuː.mər.ə.bl̩/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ih-noo-mer-uh-buh l or ih-noo-mer-uh s; ih-nyoo-]
    • /ɪˈnu mər ə bəl or ɪˈnu mər əs; ɪˈnyu-/

Definitions of innumerable word

  • adjective innumerable very numerous. 1
  • adjective innumerable incapable of being counted; countless. 1
  • noun innumerable Too many to be counted (often used hyperbolically). 1
  • adjective innumerable countless 1
  • adjective innumerable Innumerable means very many, or too many to be counted. 0
  • adjective innumerable so many as to be uncountable; extremely numerous 0

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Origin of innumerable

First appearance:

before 1300
One of the 15% oldest English words
1300-50; Middle English < Latin innumerābilis countless, innumerable, equivalent to in- in-3 + numerābilis that can be counted or numbered (numerā(re) to count + -bilis -ble)

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Parts of speech for Innumerable

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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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innumerable popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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Synonyms for innumerable

adj innumerable

  • myriad — a very great or indefinitely great number of persons or things.
  • numerous — very many; being or existing in great quantity: numerous visits; numerous fish.
  • untold — not told; not related; not revealed: untold thoughts.
  • countless — Countless means very many.
  • frequent — happening or occurring at short intervals: to make frequent trips to Tokyo.

adjective innumerable

  • immeasurable — incapable of being measured; limitless: the immeasurable vastness of the universe.
  • inestimable — incapable of being estimated or assessed.
  • infinite — immeasurably great: an infinite capacity for forgiveness.
  • many — constituting or forming a large number; numerous: many people.

Antonyms for innumerable

adj innumerable

  • calculable — Calculable amounts or consequences can be calculated.
  • measurable — capable of being measured.
  • few — not many but more than one: Few artists live luxuriously.
  • computable — computability theory
  • finite — compact

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