adj · noun · 8 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
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General-American, UK:/ˈmɪɹi.æd/
General-American, UK:/ˈmɪɹi.əd/
British, Southern, Standard:/ˈmɪ(ː)ɹɪjad/
British, Southern, Standard:/ˈmɪ(ː)ɹɪjəd/
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Multifaceted, having innumerable elements.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adj
Meaning 2
Great in number; innumerable, multitudinous.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
Earth hosts myriad animals.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
Ten thousand; 10,000
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
Ten thousand; 10,000
Synonym of decamillennium: a period of 10000 years.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: decamillennium
Antonyms: none provided
5
noun
Meaning 5
A countless number or multitude (of specified things)
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and one thousand
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: ten thousand, 10000
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: large integer
8
noun
Meaning 8
a large indefinite number
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
he faced a myriad of details
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: large indefinite quantity, large indefinite amount
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Ancient Greek μῡρῐ́ος (mūrĭ́os) Ancient Greek -ᾰ́ς (-ắs) Ancient Greek μῡρῐᾰ́ς (mūrĭắs)bor. Late Latin mȳriasbor. French myriade English myriad From French myriade, from Late Latin mȳriadem (accusative of mȳrias), from Ancient Greek μυριάς (muriás, “number of 10,000”), from μυρίος (muríos, “numberless, countless, infinite”). By surface analysis, myria- + -ad.
Across languages
Translations
132 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Armenian:
բյուրավոր
(byuravor)
— great in number
Armenian:
անթիվ
(antʻiv)
— great in number
Armenian:
անհամար
(anhamar)
— great in number
Armenian:
անհաշիվ
(anhašiv)
— great in number
Armenian:
բյուր
(byur)
— great in number
Bulgarian:
безчетен
(bezčeten)
— great in number
Estonian:
loendamatu
— great in number
Finnish:
lukematon
— great in number
French:
nombreux
— great in number
Georgian:
მირიადი
(miriadi)
— great in number
German:
unzählig
— great in number
Hebrew:
רבבה
(r'vavá)
— great in number
Hebrew:
אינספור
— great in number
Hungarian:
tömérdek
— great in number
Hungarian:
számtalan
— great in number
Latin:
permulti
— great in number
Māori:
tini
— great in number
Māori:
tinitini
— great in number
Polish:
niezliczony
— great in number
Polish:
nieprzeliczony
— great in number
Polish:
nieprzebrany
— great in number
Russian:
мириады
(miriady)
— great in number
Swedish:
otalig
— great in number
Swedish:
oräknelig
— great in number
Afrikaans:
magdom
— ten thousand — see also ten thousand
Albanian:
pafundësi
— ten thousand — see also ten thousand
Amharic:
እልፍ
— ten thousand — see also ten thousand
Aramaic:
ܪܒܘܬܐ
(rebbūṯā)
— ten thousand — see also ten thousand
Jewish Babylonian Aramaic:
רִבּוּתָא
(ribbūṯā)
— ten thousand — see also ten thousand
Jewish Babylonian Aramaic:
רִבּוֹתָא
(ribbōṯā)
— ten thousand — see also ten thousand
Armenian:
բյուր
(byur)
— ten thousand — see also ten thousand
Azerbaijani:
saysız-hesabsız
— ten thousand — see also ten thousand
Bulgarian:
мириа́да
(miriáda)
— ten thousand — see also ten thousand
Catalan:
miríada
— ten thousand — see also ten thousand
Chinese Cantonese:
萬 /万
(maan6)
— ten thousand — see also ten thousand
Chinese Mandarin:
萬 /万
(wàn)
— ten thousand — see also ten thousand
Dutch:
myriade
— ten thousand — see also ten thousand
Esperanto:
miriado
— ten thousand — see also ten thousand
Finnish:
myriadi
— ten thousand — see also ten thousand
French:
myriade
— ten thousand — see also ten thousand
German:
Myriade
— ten thousand — see also ten thousand
Greek:
μυριάδα
(myriáda)
— ten thousand — see also ten thousand
Ancient Greek:
μυριάς
(muriás)
— ten thousand — see also ten thousand
Hebrew:
רבבה
(revava)
— ten thousand — see also ten thousand
Hebrew:
ריבוא
(ribo)
— ten thousand — see also ten thousand
Italian:
miriade
— ten thousand — see also ten thousand
Japanese:
万
(man)
— ten thousand — see also ten thousand
Korean:
만
(man)
— ten thousand — see also ten thousand
Latin:
mȳrias
— ten thousand — see also ten thousand
Malayalam:
അയുതം
(ayutaṁ)
— ten thousand — see also ten thousand
Manchu:
ᡨᡠᠮᡝᠨ
(tumen)
— ten thousand — see also ten thousand
Māori:
tini
— ten thousand — see also ten thousand
Māori:
ngahuru mano
— ten thousand — see also ten thousand
Mongolian:
түм
(tüm)
— ten thousand — see also ten thousand
Occitan:
miriada
— ten thousand — see also ten thousand
Old Church Slavonic:
тьма
(tĭma)
— ten thousand — see also ten thousand
Persian:
بیور
(bivar)
— ten thousand — see also ten thousand
Polish:
miriada
— ten thousand — see also ten thousand
Portuguese:
miríade
— ten thousand — see also ten thousand
Russian:
мириа́да
(miriáda)
— ten thousand — see also ten thousand
Slovak:
myriada
— ten thousand — see also ten thousand
Spanish:
miríada
— ten thousand — see also ten thousand
Swedish:
myriad
— ten thousand — see also ten thousand
Tagalog:
hindi mabilang
— ten thousand — see also ten thousand
Thai:
หมื่น
(mʉ̀ʉn)
— ten thousand — see also ten thousand
Tibetan:
ཁྲི
(khri)
— ten thousand — see also ten thousand
Tibetan:
གཅིག་ཁྲི
(gcig khri)
— ten thousand — see also ten thousand
Turkish:
tümen
— ten thousand — see also ten thousand
Ukrainian:
міріада
(miriada)
— ten thousand — see also ten thousand
Vietnamese:
vạn
— ten thousand — see also ten thousand
Vietnamese:
muôn
— ten thousand — see also ten thousand
Welsh:
deng mil
— ten thousand — see also ten thousand
Aramaic:
ܪܒܘܬܐ
(rebbūṯā)
— vast diversity or number
Jewish Babylonian Aramaic:
רִבּוּתָא
(ribbūṯā)
— vast diversity or number
Jewish Babylonian Aramaic:
רִבּוֹתָא
(ribbōṯā)
— vast diversity or number
Armenian:
բյուր
(byur)
— vast diversity or number
Bulgarian:
мириа́да
(miriáda)
— vast diversity or number
Catalan:
miríada
— vast diversity or number
Czech:
myriáda
— vast diversity or number
Danish:
myriade
— vast diversity or number
Dutch:
een groot aantal
— vast diversity or number
Dutch:
myriade
— vast diversity or number
Esperanto:
miriado
— vast diversity or number
Estonian:
müriaad
— vast diversity or number
Finnish:
suunnaton määrä
— vast diversity or number
Finnish:
myriadi
— vast diversity or number
Finnish:
lukematon määrä
— vast diversity or number
French:
myriade
— vast diversity or number
German:
Unmenge
— vast diversity or number
German:
Myriaden
— vast diversity or number
German:
Unzahl
— vast diversity or number
German:
Vielzahl
— vast diversity or number
Hebrew:
רבבה
(r'vavá)
— vast diversity or number
Hebrew:
ריבוא
(ribó)
— vast diversity or number
Icelandic:
mýgrútur
— vast diversity or number
Icelandic:
urmull
— vast diversity or number
Icelandic:
ótal
— vast diversity or number
Icelandic:
ógrynni
— vast diversity or number
Icelandic:
aragrúi
— vast diversity or number
Indonesian:
banyak sekali
— vast diversity or number
Italian:
miriade
— vast diversity or number
Japanese:
八百万
(yaoyorozu)
— vast diversity or number
Ladino:
alay
— vast diversity or number
Māori:
tini
— vast diversity or number
Māori:
mano tini
— vast diversity or number
Māori:
mano tinitini takitini
— vast diversity or number
Māori:
tini ngerongero
— vast diversity or number
Māori:
tini ngero
— vast diversity or number
Māori:
tuauriuri
— vast diversity or number
Old Church Slavonic:
тьма
(tĭma)
— vast diversity or number
Polish:
mnóstwo
— vast diversity or number
Polish:
masa
— vast diversity or number
Polish:
bezlik
— vast diversity or number
Portuguese:
miríade
— vast diversity or number
Russian:
мириа́да
(miriáda)
— vast diversity or number
Russian:
тьма
(tʹma)
— vast diversity or number
Serbo-Croatian:
mirijada
— vast diversity or number
Slovak:
myriada
— vast diversity or number
Spanish:
miríada
— vast diversity or number
Swedish:
myriad
— vast diversity or number
Swedish:
otal
— vast diversity or number
Swedish:
otalig mängd
— vast diversity or number
Turkish:
çok büyük sayı
— vast diversity or number
Turkish:
pek çok
— vast diversity or number
Turkish:
bir sürü
— vast diversity or number
Turkish:
sayısız
— vast diversity or number
Ottoman Turkish:
هوش
(hevş)
— vast diversity or number
Ukrainian:
незліченна кількість
(nezličenna kilʹkistʹ)
— vast diversity or number
Ukrainian:
безліч
(bezlič)
— vast diversity or number
Ukrainian:
міріа́ди
(miriády)
— vast diversity or number