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countless
[
kount
-lis
]
Origin
count·less
/
ˈkaʊnt
lɪs
/
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[
kount
-lis
]
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adjective
too numerous to
count
;
innumerable:
the countless stars.
Origin:
1580–90;
count
1
+
-less
Related forms
count·less·ly,
adverb
Synonyms
numberless, endless, myriad, unlimited.
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countless
(ˈkaʊntlɪs)
—
adj
innumerable; myriad
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Word Origin & History
countless
"numberless, uncountable," 1580s, from
count
(v.) +
-less
.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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