million

/'miljən/
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million

A million stars twinkle in the clear night sky.

Definition

  1. Noun:

    • The number 1,000,000: The cardinal number equal to ten hundred thousand or 10⁶.
    • A very large, indefinite number: Used hyperbolically to refer to an extremely large but unspecified quantity.

  2. Adjective:

    • Amounting to one million in number: Used before a noun to indicate a quantity of exactly one million items or units.
Examples

  • Noun:

    • The city has a population of over one million.
    • She has read a million books on the subject. (Here, 'million' is used hyperbolically to mean 'a very large number'.)

  • Adjective:

    • The company is worth million dollars.
    • They inherited a million-pound fortune. (Note: When used as an adjective before a noun, it is often part of a compound like 'million-pound'.)
Advanced Usage

  • "The million": (noun, plural in form, used with a singular or plural verb) The mass of ordinary people; the general public.

    • His ideas were not easily understood by the million.

  • "One in a million": An idiom describing someone or something that is exceptionally rare, unique, or outstanding.

    • She's a truly loyal friend—one in a million.
Variants and Related Words
  • Millionth (adj., n.): Constituting number one million in a sequence; the ordinal number for 1,000,000. (e.g., ).
  • Millions (n. pl.): Often used to mean 'an extremely large number'.
    • There were millions of stars visible.
Synonyms
  • Noun (for the indefinite number): A multitude, a host, a slew (informal), countless numbers.
  • Adjective (for the exact number): 10⁶, a thousand thousand.
Related Phrases

  • "Feel/look like a million dollars/bucks": To feel or look extremely good, healthy, or attractive.

    • After a good night's sleep, I feel like a million bucks.

  • "Thanks a million": An informal expression meaning 'thank you very much'.

    • For your help, thanks a million!
million

A million stars twinkle in the clear night sky.

Adjective
  1. (in Roman numerals, M written with a macron over it) denoting a quantity consisting of 1,000,000 items or units
Noun
  1. a very large indefinite number (usually hyperbole)
    • there were millions of flies
  2. the number that is represented as a one followed by 6 zeros

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