adj · det · 4 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.
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Pronunciation
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General-American:/ˈnuməɹəs/
General-American:/ˈnumɹəs/
Received-Pronunciation:/ˈnjuːməɹəs/
Received-Pronunciation:/ˈnjuːmɹəs/
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rhymes with -uːməɹəs
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Indefinitely large numerically; many.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
The reasons to refrain are numerous.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adj
Meaning 2
Consisting of a large number of individuals or parts.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
det
Meaning 3
An indefinite large number of.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
There are numerous definitions of the word 'man'.
There are numerous reasons to refrain.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: many
Antonyms: a couple of, a few, a handful of, no, one
Broader terms: multiple, various
4
adjective satellite
Meaning 4
amounting to a large indefinite number
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
numerous times
the family was numerous
Palomar's fans are legion
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: legion(p)
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From Middle English numerous from Latin numerōsus (“numerous, abundant; harmonious”), from numerus (“number”). Doublet of numerose. Analyzeable as numero- + -ous.
Across languages
Translations
90 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
عَدِيد
(ʕadīd)
— Indefinitely large numerically
Arabic:
كَثِير
(kaṯīr)
— Indefinitely large numerically
Armenian:
բազմաթիվ
(bazmatʻiv)
— Indefinitely large numerically
Azerbaijani:
çoxsaylı
— Indefinitely large numerically
Azerbaijani:
çoxlu
— Indefinitely large numerically
Belarusian:
шматлі́кі
(šmatlíki)
— Indefinitely large numerically
Bulgarian:
многобро́ен
(mnogobróen)
— Indefinitely large numerically
Bulgarian:
многочи́слен
(mnogočíslen)
— Indefinitely large numerically
Catalan:
nombrós
— Indefinitely large numerically
Chinese Mandarin:
眾多 /众多
(zhòngduō)
— Indefinitely large numerically
Chinese Mandarin:
多
(duō)
— Indefinitely large numerically
Czech:
četný
— Indefinitely large numerically
Czech:
početný
— Indefinitely large numerically
Danish:
talrig
— Indefinitely large numerically
Dutch:
talrijk
— Indefinitely large numerically
Dutch:
ontelbaar
— Indefinitely large numerically
Dutch:
numereus
— Indefinitely large numerically
Egyptian:
aSA:Z2
(ꜥšꜣ)
— Indefinitely large numerically
Esperanto:
multnombra
— Indefinitely large numerically
Estonian:
arvukas
— Indefinitely large numerically
Finnish:
lukuisa
— Indefinitely large numerically
French:
nombreux
— Indefinitely large numerically
Galician:
numeroso
— Indefinitely large numerically
Georgian:
ურიცხვი
(uricxvi)
— Indefinitely large numerically
Georgian:
უამრავი
(uamravi)
— Indefinitely large numerically
Georgian:
დიდძალი
(didʒali)
— Indefinitely large numerically
German:
zahlreich
— Indefinitely large numerically
German:
vielzählig
— Indefinitely large numerically
Hebrew:
רַב
(rav)
— Indefinitely large numerically
Hungarian:
számos
— Indefinitely large numerically
Hungarian:
nagyszámú
— Indefinitely large numerically
Icelandic:
fjölmargur
— Indefinitely large numerically
Ingrian:
suurlukuin
— Indefinitely large numerically
Interlingua:
numerose
— Indefinitely large numerically
Irish:
líonmhar
— Indefinitely large numerically
Italian:
numeroso
— Indefinitely large numerically
Japanese:
多数の
(tasū no)
— Indefinitely large numerically
Japanese:
多い
(ōi)
— Indefinitely large numerically
Korean:
수많다
(sumanta)
— Indefinitely large numerically
Korean:
다수의
(dasuui)
— Indefinitely large numerically
Latin:
numerōsus
— Indefinitely large numerically
Latin:
frequens
— Indefinitely large numerically
Latin:
creber
— Indefinitely large numerically
Latvian:
daudzskaitlīgs
— Indefinitely large numerically
Lithuanian:
gausus
— Indefinitely large numerically
Low German:
tahlriek
— Indefinitely large numerically
Low German:
tallriek
— Indefinitely large numerically
Macedonian:
многуброен
(mnogubroen)
— Indefinitely large numerically
Macedonian:
броен
(broen)
— Indefinitely large numerically
Malayalam:
അനേകം
(anēkaṁ)
— Indefinitely large numerically
Malayalam:
നിരവധി
(niravadhi)
— Indefinitely large numerically
Malayalam:
കുറേ
(kuṟē)
— Indefinitely large numerically
Māori:
makiu
— Indefinitely large numerically
Māori:
tini makiu
— Indefinitely large numerically
Māori:
maruru
— Indefinitely large numerically
Māori:
maha
— Indefinitely large numerically
Māori:
ngeangea
— Indefinitely large numerically
Māori:
huhua
— Indefinitely large numerically
Māori:
tini whāioio
— Indefinitely large numerically
Māori:
mahamaha
— Indefinitely large numerically
Māori:
tīpatere
— Indefinitely large numerically
Māori:
makehua
— Indefinitely large numerically
Māori:
tini makehua
— Indefinitely large numerically
Norwegian Bokmål:
tallrik
— Indefinitely large numerically
Norwegian Nynorsk:
talrik
— Indefinitely large numerically
Old English:
getælfull
— Indefinitely large numerically
Polish:
liczny
— Indefinitely large numerically
Portuguese:
numeroso
— Indefinitely large numerically
Romanian:
numeros
— Indefinitely large numerically
Russian:
многочи́сленный
(mnogočíslennyj)
— Indefinitely large numerically
Sanskrit:
बहु
(bahu)
— Indefinitely large numerically
Serbo-Croatian:
бро̑јан
— Indefinitely large numerically
Serbo-Croatian:
мно̏гобро̄јан
— Indefinitely large numerically
Serbo-Croatian:
brȏjan
— Indefinitely large numerically
Serbo-Croatian:
mnȍgobrōjan
— Indefinitely large numerically
Slovak:
početný
— Indefinitely large numerically
Slovene:
številen
— Indefinitely large numerically
Slovene:
številčen
— Indefinitely large numerically
Spanish:
numeroso
— Indefinitely large numerically
Swedish:
talrik
— Indefinitely large numerically
Turkish:
sayısız
— Indefinitely large numerically
Turkish:
çok sayıda
— Indefinitely large numerically
Turkish:
birçok
— Indefinitely large numerically
Ottoman Turkish:
چوك
(çok)
— Indefinitely large numerically
Ottoman Turkish:
كثرت اوزره
(kesret üzere)
— Indefinitely large numerically
Ukrainian:
багаточи́сельний
(bahatočýselʹnyj)
— Indefinitely large numerically
Ukrainian:
числе́нний
(čyslénnyj)
— Indefinitely large numerically
Uyghur:
نۇرغۇن
(nurghun)
— Indefinitely large numerically
Vietnamese:
đông
— Indefinitely large numerically
Vietnamese:
nhiều
— Indefinitely large numerically