Advertisement

Advertisement

View synonyms for zillion

zillion

[ zil-yuhn ]

noun

, plural zil·lions, (as after a numeral) zil·lion.
  1. an extremely large, indeterminate number.


adjective

  1. of, relating to, or amounting to a zillion.

zillion

/ ˈzɪljən /

noun

  1. often plural an extremely large but unspecified number, quantity, or amount

    zillions of flies in this camp

“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

determiner

    1. amounting to a zillion

      a zillion different problems

    2. ( as pronoun )

      I found a zillion under the sink

“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
Discover More

Word History and Origins

Origin of zillion1

First recorded in 1930–35; jocular alteration of million, billion, etc.
Discover More

Word History and Origins

Origin of zillion1

C20: on the model of million
Discover More

Example Sentences

That was nine years ago and a zillions of words have since been written about Trump's dishonesty, corruption, unfitness and authoritarian philosophy.

From Salon

I saw a toddler careen around the display cases, and pictured a skyscraper toppling and shattering into a zillion tiny pieces.

And when we say a few, we mean zillions.

“Z” the zebra is still zooming through the wild, and a zillion zealous searches have returned zilch.

Even with the mounting malfunctions of age, Broomhilda housed myriad mementos and sparked zillions of mundane memories — the kind we make daily but take for granted.

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement


Zillezillionaire