innumerous
/i'nju:mərəbl/ Cách viết khác : (innumerous) /i'nju:mərəs/
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Definition
Adjective: - Too many to be counted; innumerable: Describes a quantity so vast that counting it is impossible or impractical.
Usage
- Used to emphasize an extremely large, indefinite number of things.
- Typically modifies plural nouns or nouns that represent a collective quantity.
- Often used in formal or literary contexts.
Examples
- The night sky was filled with innumerous stars.
- She faced innumerous challenges on her journey to success.
- The historian sifted through innumerous documents to find the truth.
Advanced Usage
- "Innumerable" vs. "Innumerous": While both mean "too many to count," is far more common in modern usage. is the preferred standard form. is a less common variant, often considered archaic or literary.
- The project generated innumerable (or innumerous) ideas.
Variants and Related Words
- Innumerable (adj): The standard and more frequently used form meaning "too many to be counted."
- Countless (adj): Very many; too many to be counted. (A more common synonym).
- Myriad (adj. or n.): Constituting a very large, indefinite number.
- Untold (adj): Too much or too many to be counted or measured.
Synonyms
- Countless
- Numberless
- Uncountable
- Myriad
- Multitudinous
- Infinite (in hyperbolic use)
Antonyms
- Few
- Limited
- Countable
- Numerable
- Finite
Adjective
- too numerous to be counted
- incalculable riches
- countless hours
- an infinite number of reasons
- innumerable difficulties
- the multitudinous seas
- myriad stars
- untold thousands