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innumerous

innumerous

9.6
So many that you cannot count them
  • adjective
  • /ɪˈnjuːmərəs/
translation icon : innumerable
  • The library holds innumerous books on various subjects.

So you can't blame pollsters for pundits being innumerous.

Examples

  • The innumerous stars filled the night sky, creating a dazzling spectacle.

  • There are innumerous stars in the night sky.

  • He spent innumerous hours perfecting his craft, never losing patience.

  • She spoke of innumerous challenges faced throughout her long career.

  • The innumerous stars twinkled brightly in the clear sky, captivating everyone's attention.

  • She faced innumerous difficulties on her journey, but she never gave up.

  • In the garden, there were innumerous flowers blooming in every color imaginable.

Synonyms

countless
vsinnumerous
245 2.5

There are so many that you cannot say how many

is the standard single-word expression for that same idea
infinite
vsinnumerous
183 4.2

Without limits or end

restricts meaning to being too many to count, not limitless extent
untold
vsinnumerous
52 4.8

A very large amount that cannot be counted or measured

emphasizes simple uncountability rather than the idea of being immeasurable
myriad
vsinnumerous
35 7.0

Very many, too many to count

focuses specifically on being too many to count rather than variety
innumerable
vsinnumerous
21 5.4

Too many to count

is the chosen form of the same meaning
endless
vsinnumerous
19 2.5

Very large in number that seems to have no limit

is about number excess specifically, not general endlessness
incalculable
vsinnumerous
13 8.1

Too great to measure or count

highlights basic inability to count rather than broader impossibility to calculate
uncounted
vsinnumerous
6 6.3

So many that you cannot say how many

is the established term expressing that identical countless idea
numberless
vsinnumerous
3 6.0

So many that you cannot count them

is the central expression conveying that same countless idea
multitudinous
vsinnumerous
  • Literature
2 7.9

Present in very large numbers

specifies outright that items are too many to be counted
uncountable
vsinnumerous
1 4.6

So many that you cannot count them one by one

is the general term stressing total uncountability without individual counting detail
unnumbered
vsinnumerous
1 7.5

So many that you cannot count them

is the primary wording used for the identical countless meaning
unnumerable
vsinnumerous
7.9

Too many to count

is the main form representing the same uncountable sense
unnumberable
vsinnumerous
7.8

So many that you cannot count them

is the core expression for that same uncountable notion

Antonyms

few
1.0

A small number of people or things

1 2.9

Present as separate things you can number, like an apple or a book

How Many

innumerous
9.6
numerous
432 2.0
many
9 1.0
several
1.0
few
1.0

Surface Forms

innumerous positive
innumerouser comparative
innumerousest superlative

Morphology

innumerous = in + numer + ous

Although it contains the negative prefix 'in-' and a stem related to 'number', learners are likely to misread it as 'not numerous', so the attested meaning 'countless' is not transparently recoverable.

Etymology

The word innumerous comes from the Latin parts in- 'not' and numerus 'number', the same root as the English word number. So innumerous means 'not able to be counted', or simply 'countless'.