"uncountable" meaning in All languages combined

See uncountable on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

IPA: /ʌnˈkaʊntəbəl/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-uncountable.wav [UK] Forms: uncountable [positive], [comparative], [superlative]
Etymology: un- + countable Etymology templates: {{ety-prefix|un|countable}} un- + countable Head templates: {{adj}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A word is uncountable if it means something that there is not a set number of. This usually means that it names a substance like water or wood. Uncountable words are sometimes called mass nouns, and they cannot be plural.
    Sense id: simple-uncountable-en-adj-6JrD4Hcx Categories (other): Grammar
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms prefixed with un-
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