innumerable
Etymology

From in- + numerable; from Middle English innumerable, from Latin innumerābilis, from in- + numerābilis.

Pronunciation
  • (America) IPA: /ɪˈnuːməɹ.əbəl/
  • (British) IPA: /ɪˈnjuːməɹ.əbəl/
Adjective

innumerable

  1. Not capable of being counted, enumerated, or numbered
    The casualties of the Second World War were so great that they are innumerable.
    • 1889, Mark Twain [pseudonym; Samuel Langhorne Clemens], A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, New York, N.Y.: Charles L. Webster & Company, →OCLC ↗:
      Soon we could see the innumerable banners fluttering, and then the sun struck the sea of armor and set it all aflash.
  2. Of a very high number; extremely numerous
Synonyms


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