countless

B1
US /ˈkaʊntləs/
det adj Freq #7951

Meanings

  1. 1
    det

    A huge and uncountable number of; too many to count; innumerable.

    There are countless stars in the sky.

  2. 2
    adj

    Synonym of uncountable.

    The stars in the sky are countless.

  3. 3
    adj

    Too large to be counted to.

    Just stop and think deeply for a moment and realize the countless number of the grains of sand of the seashore; the countless number of drops of water that go to make up the waters of the earth; […]

  4. 4
    adj

    too numerous to be counted

Etymology

From count + -less.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
2 adj · synonym of uncountable. uncountable
4 adj · too numerous to be counted infinite
More incalculableinnumerablenumberless
Word family
Derived forms countlesslycountlessness

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