Standard Lemma guide

numberless

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.

  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈnʌmbələs/
  • General-American: /ˈnʌmbɚləs/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Without number; having too many to count.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • The stars are as numberless as the grains of sand on a beach.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective satellite

Meaning 2

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, innumerable, innumerous, multitudinous, myriad, uncounted, unnumberable, unnumbered, unnumerable

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *nem- Proto-Italic *nomezos Latin numerus Anglo-Norman noumbrebor. Middle English nombre English number Proto-Indo-European *lewh1- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Proto-Germanic *-lausaz Proto-West Germanic *-laus Old English -lēas Middle English -les English -less English numberless From number + -less.