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innumerable

[ ih-noo-mer-uh-buhl, ih-nyoo- ]

adjective

  1. very numerous.
  2. incapable of being counted; countless.

    Synonyms: numberless



innumerable

/ ɪˈnjuːmrəbəl; ɪˈnjuːmərəbəl /

adjective

  1. so many as to be uncountable; extremely numerous
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • inˈnumerably, adverb
  • inˌnumeraˈbility, noun
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Other Words From

  • in·num·er·a·bil·ness noun
  • in·nu·mer·a·bil·i·ty [ih-noo-mer-, uh, -, bil, -i-tee, ih-nyoo-] noun
  • in·nu·mer·a·bly adverb
  • qua·si-in·nu·mer·a·ble adjective
  • qua·si-in·nu·mer·a·bly adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of innumerable1

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 )
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Example Sentences

His candidacy again surmounted innumerable obstacles and defied much of a political establishment that views him with utter disdain.

The red Solo cup, for instance, is shorthand for parties and youthful recklessness, cemented into the collective American consciousness by innumerable college comedies and coming-of-age stories.

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A guitarist, keyboardist, singer, harmonica player and songwriter, Mayall released dozens of albums and played innumerable gigs in a career that stretched over more than half a century.

In his near brush with death, Trump scored innumerable aura points, catapulting him to god-tier levels of online infamy.

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There have been female kings, stagings in innumerable languages, productions set in Viking times, or in a modern-day nursing home with Lear’s madness depicted as a senescent dream.

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