uncounted

/'ʌn'kauntid/

Thân thiện

Uncounted stars fill the night sky.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Too numerous to be counted; innumerable; countless: Describes a quantity or number that is so large it cannot be calculated or precisely determined.

Usage

• The adjective "uncounted" is used to modify nouns, typically plural nouns or mass nouns, to emphasize an extremely large, indefinite, or immeasurable amount. It often carries a sense of vastness or abundance that defies enumeration.

Examples

• Adjective:
  • The uncounted stars in the night sky filled her with wonder.
  • He spent uncounted hours perfecting his craft.
  • The disaster left uncounted families without homes.

Advanced Usage

• "The uncounted masses": A phrase used to refer to a very large, unspecified number of ordinary people.

  • The policy aimed to improve the lives of the uncounted masses living in poverty.

• "Go uncounted": A verb phrase where "uncounted" functions as a complement, meaning to not be included in an official count or tally.

  • Many casualties of the conflict went uncounted.

Variants and Related Words

• Uncountable (adj): (In grammar) Describing a noun that cannot be made plural or used with "a" or "an," typically referring to mass nouns like "water" or "information." (Note: This is a distinct grammatical term, not a direct synonym for "uncounted").
• Countless (adj): Too many to be counted; very many. (A close synonym).
• Innumerable (adj): Too many to be counted. (A close synonym).

Synonyms

• Innumerable
• Countless
• Myriad
• Untold
• Incalculable
• Numberless

Antonyms

• Countable
• Few
• Limited
• Numbered
• Enumerated

Related Phrases

• Beyond count: Too many to be counted.

  • The acts of kindness she performed were beyond count.

• Too many to mention: An idiom implying a very large number.

  • He had too many achievements to mention. (This idiom conveys a similar sense of an immeasurably large number as "uncounted").

Học thuật

Adjective

1. too numerous to be counted
   • incalculable riches
   • countless hours
   • an infinite number of reasons
   • innumerable difficulties
   • the multitudinous seas
   • myriad stars
   • untold thousands