countless

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

count +‎ -less

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈkaʊntləs/
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  • Hyphenation: count‧less

Adjective[edit]

countless (not comparable)

  1. Too many to count; innumerable.
    There are countless stars in the sky.
    • 2020, Pat Mann, 100 Life-Challenging Devotionals:
      He endured countless insults hurled at him before people finally respected him for his courage and his great ability as a baseball player.
  2. Of a number: too large to be counted to.
    • 2021, Baird T. Spalding, The Journey:
      Just stop and think deeply for a moment and realize the countless number of the grains of sand of the seashore; the countless number of drops of water that go to make up the waters of the earth; []

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