innumerable

innumerable
innumerableness, innumerability, n.innumerably, adv.
/i nooh"meuhr euh beuhl, i nyooh"-/, adj.
1. very numerous.
2. incapable of being counted; countless.
Also, innumerous.
[1300-50; ME < L innumerabilis countless, innumerable, equiv. to in- IN-3 + numerabilis that can be counted or numbered (numera(re) to count + -bilis -BLE)]
Syn. 1. See many. 2. numberless.

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  • Innumerable — In*nu mer*a*ble, a. [L. innumerabilis : cf. F. innumefable. See {In } not, and {Numerable}.] Not capable of being counted, enumerated, or numbered, for multitude; countless; numberless; unnumbered, hence, indefinitely numerous; of great number.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • innumérable — [i(n)nymeʀabl] adj. ÉTYM. XIVe, « forme savante de innombrable », in Godefroy; du lat. innumerabilis. ❖ ♦ Vx ou archaïsme littér. (rare). Qu on ne peut numérer; impossible à dénombrer. ⇒ …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • innumerable — adjetivo 1. (antepuesto / pospuesto) Que no se puede contar por ser muy numeroso: Hay una cantidad innumerable de casos de fraude. Sinónimo: incontable …   Diccionario Salamanca de la Lengua Española

  • innumerable — I adjective boundless, countless, endless, exhaustless, frequent, immeasurable, immense, incalculable, incapable of being counted, incomprehensible, incomputable, inexhaustible, infinite, innumerabilis, innumerus, interminable, legionary,… …   Law dictionary

  • innumerable — mid 14c., from L. innumerabilis countless, immeasurable, from in not (see IN (Cf. in ) (1)) + numerabilis able to be numbered, from numerare to count, to number (see NUMBER (Cf. number)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • innumerable — [adj] many, infinite alive with*, beyond number, countless, frequent, incalculable, multitudinous, myriad, numberless, numerous, uncountable, unnumbered, untold; concept 762 Ant. computable, countable, definite, finite, known, numbered, numerable …   New thesaurus

  • innumerable — Innumerable, Innumerabilis, Innumerus, Innumeralis …   Thresor de la langue françoyse

  • innumerable — (Del lat. innumerabĭlis). 1. adj. Que no se puede reducir a número. 2. copioso …   Diccionario de la lengua española

  • innumerable — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ too many to be counted. DERIVATIVES innumerability noun innumerably adverb …   English terms dictionary

  • innumerable — [i no͞o′mer ə bəl, inyo͞o′mer ə bəl] adj. [ME < L innumerabilis: see IN 2 & NUMERABLE] too numerous to be counted; very many; countless: also Old Poet. innumerous innumerability n. innumerableness innumerably adv …   English World dictionary

  • innumerable — ► adjetivo 1 Que no se puede contar o reducir a número: ■ las estrategias, a priori, son innumerables. SINÓNIMO [iincontable] ANTÓNIMO escaso 2 Que es copioso, muy abundante: ■ una innumerable cantidad de cacharros; un ejército innumerable.… …   Enciclopedia Universal

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