unnumbered

/'ʌn'nʌmbəd/

Thân thiện

Unnumbered stars twinkle in the clear night sky.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Too numerous to be counted; innumerable; countless: Describes something that exists in such a large quantity that it is impossible or impractical to assign a number to it.
   • Not marked with a number: Describes items, pages, or objects that have not been assigned a numerical identifier.

Examples of Usage

• Adjective (Too numerous to count):
  • The unnumbered stars filled the night sky. (The stars were so many they could not be counted.)
  • She has received unnumbered acts of kindness throughout her life. (She has received countless kind acts.)
• Adjective (Not marked with a number):
  • The preface pages in the book are unnumbered. (The introductory pages do not have page numbers.)
  • Please stack the unnumbered forms separately. (Please place the forms without serial numbers in a different pile.)

Advanced Usage

• "unnumbered of" (archaic/poetic): An infinite or vast quantity of.
  • The poet spoke of the unnumbered of the dead on the battlefield. (The poet referred to the countless dead soldiers.)

Variants and Related Words

• Numberless (adj): Synonymous with 'countless' or 'innumerable'.
  • The numberless grains of sand on the beach.
• Innumerable (adj): Too many to be counted.
  • He faced innumerable obstacles.
• Countless (adj): Too many to count; very many.
  • She spent countless hours practicing.

Synonyms

• Incalculable: Too great to be calculated or estimated.
• Myriad: A countless or extremely great number.
• Untold: Too much or too many to be measured.
• Infinite: Limitless or endless in space, extent, or size; impossible to measure or calculate.

Antonyms

• Numbered: Counted or marked with a number.
• Finite: Having limits or bounds.
• Countable: Able to be counted.

Related Phrases

• Beyond number: So many as to be uncountable.
  • The blessings in his life were beyond number.
• Too many to mention: An idiom expressing that there are so many examples it would take too long to list them all.
  • I owe thanks to too many people to mention.

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