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innumerable

adj · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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US: /ɪˈnuːməɹ.əbəl/
UK: /ɪˈnjuːməɹ.əbəl/
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CMU ARPABET: IH2 N UW1 M ER0 AH0 B AH0 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

adj

Meaning 1

Not capable of being counted, enumerated, or numbered.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

The casualties of the Second World War were so great that they are innumerable.

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Antonyms: none provided

adj

Meaning 2

Of a very high number; extremely numerous.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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adjective satellite

Meaning 3

too numerous to be counted

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

incalculable riches
countless hours
an infinite number of reasons
innumerable difficulties
the multitudinous seas
myriad stars
untold thousands

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: countless, infinite, innumerous, multitudinous, myriad, numberless, uncounted, unnumberable, unnumbered, unnumerable

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From in- + numerable; from Middle English innumerable, from Latin innumerābilis, from in- + numerābilis.

Word forms

Inflections and variants

more innumerable — comparative
most innumerable — superlative

Word family

Derived and related words

Derived: innumerableness, innumerably

Related: innumeracy, innumerate, manifold, count, incalculable, indescribable, innumerableness

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Hypernyms: infinite

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