innumerable

[ ih-noo-mer-uh-buhl, ih-nyoo- ]
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adjective
  1. very numerous.

  2. incapable of being counted; countless.

Origin of innumerable

1
1300–50; Middle English, from Latin innumerābilis “countless, innumerable,” equivalent to in-in-3 + numerābilis “that can be counted or numbered” (numerā(re) “to count” + -bilis-ble)
  • Also in·nu·mer·ous [ih-noo-mer-uhs, ih-nyoo-] /ɪˈnu mər əs, ɪˈnyu-/ .

synonym study For innumerable

1. See many.

Other words for innumerable

Other words from innumerable

  • in·num·er·a·bil·ness, noun
  • in·nu·mer·a·bil·i·ty [ih-noo-mer-uh-bil-i-tee, ih-nyoo-] /ɪˌnu mər əˈbɪl ɪ ti, ɪˌnyu-/ noun
  • in·nu·mer·a·bly, adverb
  • qua·si-in·nu·mer·a·ble, adjective
  • qua·si-in·nu·mer·a·bly, adverb

Words that may be confused with innumerable

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British Dictionary definitions for innumerable

innumerable

innumerous

/ (ɪˈnjuːmərəbəl, ɪˈnjuːmrəbəl) /


adjective
  1. so many as to be uncountable; extremely numerous

Derived forms of innumerable

  • innumerability or innumerableness, noun
  • innumerably, adverb

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