myriad

C2 Topic:General Vocabulary

US /ˈmɪriːəd/ UK /ˈmɪɹi.æd/ See IPA manual

Freq #26341

Meanings

1

noun
A very large number of something.

The new policy raised a myriad of questions.
2

adj
Very many; countless.

The night sky was filled with myriad stars.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · a very large number of... large numbermultitude plurality

2 adj · very many; countless. infinite

Word family

Forms myriads

Derived forms myriadedmyriadlypermyriad

Related forms plethora

Simplified etymology

Myriad entered English in the mid-16th century and was originally a Greek term meaning “ten thousand.”

Etymology

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”).

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General Vocabulary

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# myriad

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2
**Part of speech:** noun, adj
**IPA (US):** /ˈmɪriːəd/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈmɪɹi.æd/
**Frequency rank:** 26341

## Meanings
1. A very large number of something.
2. Very many; countless.

## Examples
- The new policy raised a myriad of questions.
- The night sky was filled with myriad stars.

## Derived Forms
- myriaded
- myriadly
- permyriad

## Related Forms
- plethora

## Etymology
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”).

## AI Etymology
Myriad is 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”). Current senses include a very large number of something and very many; countless. The wider family includes derived forms such as myriaded, myriadly, and permyriad and related words such as plethora.

## Topics
- General Vocabulary

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