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numerable

numerable

6.2
Can be counted, like people or objects
  • adjective
  • /ˈnjuːmərəbəl/
translation icon : numerable
  • The options for the vacation were numerable, ranging from beaches to mountains.

Examples

  • Thousands of tons of radioactive topsoil still sit in a numerable black bags stacked in pyramids on rural roads.

  • What I'm left is with a numerable Infinity of plane waves that are all compatible with the direct lattice that I'm choosing from.

  • I have a numerable list of tasks to complete before the deadline.

  • There are numerable species of birds that inhabit this rainforest.

Synonyms

countable
vsnumerable
1 2.9

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

is the same ability to be counted but differs in phrasing or formality
enumerable
vsnumerable
7.3

Can be counted one by one

is identical in meaning and form with no semantic difference
denumerable
vsnumerable
  • Specialized
9.9

A group of things that can be counted in a list like 1, 2, 3

is the general nontechnical expression for the same countability

Antonyms

innumerable
21 5.4

Too many to count

How Countable

countable
1 2.9
numerable
6.2
innumerable
21 5.4
uncountable
1 4.6

Surface Forms

numerable positive

Morphology

numerable = number (semi-transparent) = numer + able

The meaning is clearly derived from 'number' + '-able', but the stem shows a spelling change ('number' → 'numer-') and the form is less frequent and can be confused with 'enumerable', so learners may be uncertain.

Etymology

The word numerable comes from the Latin root numer-, from numerus, meaning 'number', the same root you see in number and numeral. So a numerable thing is 'able to be counted'.