innumerable

English

Etymology

in- +‎ numerable; from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] French innumérable, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin innumerabilis, from in- +‎ numerabilis.

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): /ɪˈnuːməɹ.əbəl/
• IPA^(key): /ɪˈnjuːməɹ.əbəl/

Adjective

innumerable (comparative more innumerable, superlative most innumerable)

1. Not capable of being counted, enumerated, or numbered, hence, indefinitely numerous; of great number.

   The casualties of the Second World War were so great that they are innumerable.

   • Mark Twain, A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court

     Soon we could see the innumerable banners fluttering, and then the sun struck the sea of armor and set it all aflash.

Synonyms

• countless, numberless, unnumbered, untold; see also Thesaurus:innumerable

Translations

not capable of being counted — see countless

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for “innumerable”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.)

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Spanish

Etymology

in- +‎ numerable; from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin innumerabilis, from in- +‎ numerabilis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /innumeˈɾable/ [ĩn.nu.meˈɾa.β̞le]

Adjective

innumerable m or f (masculine and feminine plural innumerables)

1. innumerable