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umteen

umteen

9.9
A very large number people say when they do not know the exact amount
  • adjective
  • /ʌmˈtiːn/
  • Informal
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  • I have read that book umteen times.

Examples

  • There are umteen reasons why this plan might not work.

  • She received umteen emails about the upcoming event.

  • I've told you umteen times not to leave your shoes in the hallway.

  • She has umteen ideas for the project.

  • I've told you umteen times that I will help you with your homework.

  • There are umteen options available for dinner tonight.

  • She received umteen compliments on her presentation.

Synonyms

numerous
vsumteen
432 2.0

A large number of things or people

is informal and therefore less suitable for formal contexts
many
vsumteen
9 1.0

A large number of people or things you can count

is informal and appears mainly in casual speech
umpteen
vsumteen
  • Informal
4 7.9

A large, not exact number when the exact amount is not important

is a spelling variant differing only in written form
umpty
vsumteen
  • Informal
9.9

A large unknown number of people or things

is informal in tone rather than neutral general use

How Many

countless
245 2.5
umteen
  • Informal
9.9
many
9 1.0
several
∞ 1.0
a few
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

umteen positive

Etymology

Umteen was made as a playful number word by putting um-, a vague filler like the sound you make when you hesitate, with teen, as in 'eighteen' or 'nineteen'. A helpful way to remember it is to think of um- as 'I don't know the exact number' and teen as 'a number', so umteen means 'very many' or an unnamed large number.