"innumerable" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ɪˈnuːməɹ.əbəl/ [US], /ɪˈnjuːməɹ.əbəl/ [UK] Audio: en-us-innumerable.ogg [US] Forms: more innumerable [comparative], most innumerable [superlative]
Etymology: From in- + numerable; from Middle English innumerable, from Latin innumerābilis, from in- + numerābilis. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*nem-}}, {{af|en|in-|numerable}} in- + numerable, {{inh|en|enm|innumerable}} Middle English innumerable, {{der|en|la|innumerābilis}} Latin innumerābilis, {{af|la|in-|numerābilis|nocat=1}} in- + numerābilis Head templates: {{en-adj}} innumerable (comparative more innumerable, superlative most innumerable)
  1. Not capable of being counted, enumerated, or numbered
    Sense id: en-innumerable-en-adj-LRawHARl Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with in- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 64 36 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with in-: 67 33
  2. Of a very high number; extremely numerous
    Sense id: en-innumerable-en-adj-Puf~0vYx
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: countless, numberless, unnumbered, untold, innumerable, uncountable Hypernyms: infinite Related terms: manifold, count, incalculable, indescribable

Alternative forms

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