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

Derived Forms

• inˈnumerably, adverb
• inˌnumeraˈbility, noun

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

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 )

Synonym Study

See many.

Example Sentences

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

From Los Angeles Times

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.

From Salon

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.

From Los Angeles Times

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

From Salon

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.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• countless
• myriad
• numerous
• untold