countless

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English

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Etymology

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From count +‎ -less.

Pronunciation

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

Determiner

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countless

  1. (of a count noun) A huge and uncountable number of; too many to count; innumerable.
    Antonyms: a couple of, a few, a handful of, several; one; zero, no
    Hypernyms: many, numerous; multiple, various
    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.

Adjective

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countless (not comparable)

  1. Synonym of uncountable.
    The stars in the sky are countless.
  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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