innumerable

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ɪˈnumərəbəl/ UK /ɪˈnjuːmərəbəl/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adj
too many to be counted; very numerous

Innumerable stars glittered above the desert camp.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adj · too many to be counted;... countless myriad numberless infiniteuncountablemanifold

Opposites

countablefew limited finite

Word family

Derived forms innumerablyinnumerability

Related forms number numeral numerous enumerate

Etymology

From Latin innumerabilis ('countless'), from in- ('not') + numerabilis ('able to be counted'), from numerare ('to count'), from numerus ('number').

in- Latin numerus Latin

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Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# innumerable

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ɪˈnumərəbəl/
**IPA (UK):** /ɪˈnjuːmərəbəl/

## Meanings
1. too many to be counted; very numerous

## Examples
- Innumerable stars glittered above the desert camp.

## Synonyms
- countless
- myriad
- numberless
- infinite
- uncountable
- manifold

## Antonyms
- countable
- few
- limited
- finite

## Derived Forms
- innumerably
- innumerability

## Related Forms
- number
- numeral
- numerous
- enumerate

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: in-
- Root: numerus

## Etymology
From Latin innumerabilis ('countless'), from in- ('not') + numerabilis ('able to be counted'), from numerare ('to count'), from numerus ('number').

## AI Etymology
Innumerable comes from Latin innumerabilis ('countless'), from in- ('not') + numerabilis ('able to be counted'), from numerare ('to count'), from numerus ('number'). The etymological trail includes Latin in- and Latin numerus. As an adjective, innumerable means too many to be counted; very numerous. The same family is visible in derived forms such as innumerably and innumerability and related forms such as number, numeral, numerous, and enumerate. Morphologically, the word is built from the elements named in its history, so the modern form preserves a visible compound, prefix, or suffix structure.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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