uncountableadj.n.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnˈkaʊntəbl/,

/(ˌ)ʌŋˈkaʊntəbl/, U.S.

/ˌənˈkaʊn(t)əb(ə)l/

Etymology: un- prefix¹ 1b.

A. adj.

1. = unaccountable adj. 2b. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > morality > duty or obligation > moral or legal constraint > immunity or exemption from liability > [adjective] > not responsible or accountable

uncountablea1475

intaxable1631

unresponsal1633

irresponsal1637

accountless1649

irresponsible1649

unchargeable1649

unquestionable1649

unresponsible1653

unaccountable1677

irresponsive1884

unanswerable1884

a1475 Bk. Curtasye (Sloane 1986) l. 544 in Babees Bk. (2002) i. 317 The Countrollour shalle wryte to hym,..Vncountabulle he is, as y ȝou say.

a. Too numerous to be counted; innumerable. spec. in Mathematics, infinite and incapable of being put into a one-to-one correspondence with the integers. Opposed to countable adj. 2c.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > number > enumeration, reckoning, or calculation > [adjective] > innumerable or unreckonable

untellinga1300

unnumberablea1382

unnumerable?a1425

innumberable1434

intellable1537

numberless1573

uncountable1582

innumeral1585

countless1593

incomputable1606

sumlessa1616

unreckonable1647

accountless?1650

unsummable1667

uncomputable1678

unaccountablea1699

unenumerated1799

unenumerable1895

the world > relative properties > number > enumeration, reckoning, or calculation > [adjective] > numerable or reckonable > denumerable > not

uncountable1952

1582 R. Stanyhurst in tr. Virgil First Foure Bookes Æneis 98 But toe what eend labor I..Thee stars too number, poincts playnely vncounctabil opning.

1586 W. Webbe Disc. Eng. Poetrie sig. D. The vncountable rabble of ryming Ballet makers.

1614 W. Raleigh Hist. World i. i. i. §11. 15 So were not those vncountable glorious bodies set in the firmament, to no other end, then to adorne it.

1829 F. Marryat Naval Officer II. ix. 293 Nests in numbers uncountable.

1876 A. D. Whitney Sights & Insights xxi Millions of little uncountable, inseparable threads.

1952 R. L. Wilder Introd. Found. Math. iv. 88 Some mathematicians do not admit the existence of an uncountable set of real numbers as a legitimate consequence of the argument.

1964 T. O. Moore Elem. Gen. Topol. i. 16 The set R of all real numbers is uncountable.

1971 Sci. Amer. Dec. 98/1 If the final destination of the bird is not specified, an uncountable infinity of such graphs can start at C and end anywhere on the track between A and B.

b. Of the pulse, etc.: Too rapid to be counted.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > frequency > [adjective] > very frequent

continualc1340

uncountable1823

1823 G. Kennedy Father Clement (1824) x. 293 Ernest gave his hand, and Dormer pressed it on his temples. The full throb seemed uncountable.

1897 T. C. Allbutt et al. Syst. Med. III. 623 The tongue soon becomes dry, the pulse is uncountable.

3. Inestimable, immense.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > quantity > greatness of quantity, amount, or degree > [adjective] > vast, immense, or huge > therefore not able to be measured or estimated

unachteleda1325

inestimablec1374

unmeasureda1398

untolda1400

measurelessc1400

unmeasurablec1400

immeasurable1440

immensurable1535

unestimable1542

modeless1583

immeasured1590

unvalued1590

countless1593

unrecomptless1593

inestimate1614

starlike1616

unmeted1635

inestimal1678

invaluablea1694

immensurate1720

incalculablea1797

uncountable1858

1858 T. Carlyle Hist. Friedrich II of Prussia I. iii. viii. 263 Which has been of uncountable advantage to Brandenburg.

1860 Cornhill Mag. Feb. 134 To give uncountable happiness and delight to the world.

4. Grammar. That cannot be counted; invariable in number; spec. of a noun: that cannot form a plural or be used with the indefinite article.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > linguistics > study of grammar > a part of speech > noun > [adjective] > countable or uncountable

uncountable1924

countable1961

1924 [see sense B.].

1948 A. S. Hornby et al. Learner's Dict. Current Eng. p. x The sign ? is a warning that the noun..stands for a material, quality, etc. that is uncountable. The noun..may not be used with the indefinite article and must not be used in the plural.

1961 R. B. Long Sentence & its Parts ix. 225 There is a tendency to assign uncountable-plural status and mumps are dangerous to adults is heard alongside the preferred mumps is dangerous to adults.

1966 J. Derrick Teaching Eng. to Immigrants ii. 71 Foreign learners may misuse these ‘uncountable’ nouns by analogy with ‘countable’ ones and say such things as ‘I want two milks’, ‘This is a rice’, ‘These are moneys’, ‘This is an ink’, etc.

1980 Chambers Universal Learners' Dict. p. viii nu This is short for noun uncountable and means that a noun (or a particular meaning) labelled in this way may not be used in the plural form.

B. n.

Grammar. An uncountable noun or its referent.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > linguistics > study of grammar > a part of speech > noun > [noun] > uncountable or mass noun

material noun1892

mass-word1914

uncountable1924

mass noun1933

singulare tantum1940

quantifiable1957

1924 O. Jespersen Philos. Gram. xiv. 188 There is a class of ‘things’ to which words like one, two are inapplicable; we may call them uncountables, though dictionaries do not recognize this use of the word uncountable, which is known to them only in the relative sense ‘too numerous to be (easily) counted’.

1965 K. Schibsbye Mod. Eng. Gram. ii. 100 Though uncountables are normally in the singular, some of these (nearly) always appear in the plural: oats, riches.

1981 Fremdsprachen XXV. 236 Modern grammarians often divide nouns according to their capacity to be used with numerical values into: countables and uncountables.

Derivatives

ˌuncountaˈbility n. the property of being uncountable.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > number > enumeration, reckoning, or calculation > [noun] > capability of calculation > incapability

unnumerableness1565

innumerableness1573

innumerability1607

uncountability1952

1952 R. L. Wilder Introd. Found. Math. iv. 88 The proof of the uncountability of R.

1977 Sci. Amer. Jan. 115/3 Conway's proof of the uncountability of Penrose patterns..can be outlined as follows.

unˈcountably adv.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > number > enumeration, reckoning, or calculation > [adverb] > to an innumerable extent

unnumerably1440

innumberablyc1450

innumerably1574

uncountably1599

the world > relative properties > quantity > greatness of quantity, amount, or degree > high or intense degree > [adverb] > extremely or exceedingly > immeasurably or inestimably

unimetelya1240

unmeasurablyc1390

unmeasurablec1443

inestimablec1460

inestimablya1530

uncountably1599

invaluably1601

unmeasuredly1602

immeasurably1631

incommensurably1652

incalculably1806

measurelessly1839

1599 T. Nashe Lenten Stuffe 27 Her Maiesties tributes and customes..augmenteth & enlargeth vncountably.

1955 J. L. Kelley Gen. Topol. iv. 122 The product of uncountably many topological spaces does not generally satisfy the first axiom of countability.

1981 Sci. Amer. Nov. 29/1 Their number, however, will be uncountably infinite.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	uncountable
释义	uncountableadj.n. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈkaʊntəbl/, /(ˌ)ʌŋˈkaʊntəbl/, U.S. /ˌənˈkaʊn(t)əb(ə)l/ Etymology: un- prefix¹ 1b. A. adj. 1. = unaccountable adj. 2b. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ society > morality > duty or obligation > moral or legal constraint > immunity or exemption from liability > [adjective] > not responsible or accountable uncountablea1475 intaxable1631 unresponsal1633 irresponsal1637 accountless1649 irresponsible1649 unchargeable1649 unquestionable1649 unresponsible1653 unaccountable1677 irresponsive1884 unanswerable1884 a1475 Bk. Curtasye (Sloane 1986) l. 544 in Babees Bk. (2002) i. 317 The Countrollour shalle wryte to hym,..Vncountabulle he is, as y ȝou say. 2. a. Too numerous to be counted; innumerable. spec. in Mathematics, infinite and incapable of being put into a one-to-one correspondence with the integers. Opposed to countable adj. 2c. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > number > enumeration, reckoning, or calculation > [adjective] > innumerable or unreckonable untellinga1300 unnumberablea1382 unnumerable?a1425 innumberable1434 intellable1537 numberless1573 uncountable1582 innumeral1585 countless1593 incomputable1606 sumlessa1616 unreckonable1647 accountless?1650 unsummable1667 uncomputable1678 unaccountablea1699 unenumerated1799 unenumerable1895 the world > relative properties > number > enumeration, reckoning, or calculation > [adjective] > numerable or reckonable > denumerable > not uncountable1952 1582 R. Stanyhurst in tr. Virgil First Foure Bookes Æneis 98 But toe what eend labor I..Thee stars too number, poincts playnely vncounctabil opning. 1586 W. Webbe Disc. Eng. Poetrie sig. D. The vncountable rabble of ryming Ballet makers. 1614 W. Raleigh Hist. World i. i. i. §11. 15 So were not those vncountable glorious bodies set in the firmament, to no other end, then to adorne it. 1829 F. Marryat Naval Officer II. ix. 293 Nests in numbers uncountable. 1876 A. D. Whitney Sights & Insights xxi Millions of little uncountable, inseparable threads. 1952 R. L. Wilder Introd. Found. Math. iv. 88 Some mathematicians do not admit the existence of an uncountable set of real numbers as a legitimate consequence of the argument. 1964 T. O. Moore Elem. Gen. Topol. i. 16 The set R of all real numbers is uncountable. 1971 Sci. Amer. Dec. 98/1 If the final destination of the bird is not specified, an uncountable infinity of such graphs can start at C and end anywhere on the track between A and B. b. Of the pulse, etc.: Too rapid to be counted. ΘΚΠ the world > time > frequency > [adjective] > very frequent continualc1340 uncountable1823 1823 G. Kennedy Father Clement (1824) x. 293 Ernest gave his hand, and Dormer pressed it on his temples. The full throb seemed uncountable. 1897 T. C. Allbutt et al. Syst. Med. III. 623 The tongue soon becomes dry, the pulse is uncountable. 3. Inestimable, immense. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > greatness of quantity, amount, or degree > [adjective] > vast, immense, or huge > therefore not able to be measured or estimated unachteleda1325 inestimablec1374 unmeasureda1398 untolda1400 measurelessc1400 unmeasurablec1400 immeasurable1440 immensurable1535 unestimable1542 modeless1583 immeasured1590 unvalued1590 countless1593 unrecomptless1593 inestimate1614 starlike1616 unmeted1635 inestimal1678 invaluablea1694 immensurate1720 incalculablea1797 uncountable1858 1858 T. Carlyle Hist. Friedrich II of Prussia I. iii. viii. 263 Which has been of uncountable advantage to Brandenburg. 1860 Cornhill Mag. Feb. 134 To give uncountable happiness and delight to the world. 4. Grammar. That cannot be counted; invariable in number; spec. of a noun: that cannot form a plural or be used with the indefinite article. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > linguistics > study of grammar > a part of speech > noun > [adjective] > countable or uncountable uncountable1924 countable1961 1924 [see sense B.]. 1948 A. S. Hornby et al. Learner's Dict. Current Eng. p. x The sign ? is a warning that the noun..stands for a material, quality, etc. that is uncountable. The noun..may not be used with the indefinite article and must not be used in the plural. 1961 R. B. Long Sentence & its Parts ix. 225 There is a tendency to assign uncountable-plural status and mumps are dangerous to adults is heard alongside the preferred mumps is dangerous to adults. 1966 J. Derrick Teaching Eng. to Immigrants ii. 71 Foreign learners may misuse these ‘uncountable’ nouns by analogy with ‘countable’ ones and say such things as ‘I want two milks’, ‘This is a rice’, ‘These are moneys’, ‘This is an ink’, etc. 1980 Chambers Universal Learners' Dict. p. viii nu This is short for noun uncountable and means that a noun (or a particular meaning) labelled in this way may not be used in the plural form. B. n. Grammar. An uncountable noun or its referent. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > linguistics > study of grammar > a part of speech > noun > [noun] > uncountable or mass noun material noun1892 mass-word1914 uncountable1924 mass noun1933 singulare tantum1940 quantifiable1957 1924 O. Jespersen Philos. Gram. xiv. 188 There is a class of ‘things’ to which words like one, two are inapplicable; we may call them uncountables, though dictionaries do not recognize this use of the word uncountable, which is known to them only in the relative sense ‘too numerous to be (easily) counted’. 1965 K. Schibsbye Mod. Eng. Gram. ii. 100 Though uncountables are normally in the singular, some of these (nearly) always appear in the plural: oats, riches. 1981 Fremdsprachen XXV. 236 Modern grammarians often divide nouns according to their capacity to be used with numerical values into: countables and uncountables. Derivatives ˌuncountaˈbility n. the property of being uncountable. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > number > enumeration, reckoning, or calculation > [noun] > capability of calculation > incapability unnumerableness1565 innumerableness1573 innumerability1607 uncountability1952 1952 R. L. Wilder Introd. Found. Math. iv. 88 The proof of the uncountability of R. 1977 Sci. Amer. Jan. 115/3 Conway's proof of the uncountability of Penrose patterns..can be outlined as follows. unˈcountably adv. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > number > enumeration, reckoning, or calculation > [adverb] > to an innumerable extent unnumerably1440 innumberablyc1450 innumerably1574 uncountably1599 the world > relative properties > quantity > greatness of quantity, amount, or degree > high or intense degree > [adverb] > extremely or exceedingly > immeasurably or inestimably unimetelya1240 unmeasurablyc1390 unmeasurablec1443 inestimablec1460 inestimablya1530 uncountably1599 invaluably1601 unmeasuredly1602 immeasurably1631 incommensurably1652 incalculably1806 measurelessly1839 1599 T. Nashe Lenten Stuffe 27 Her Maiesties tributes and customes..augmenteth & enlargeth vncountably. 1955 J. L. Kelley Gen. Topol. iv. 122 The product of uncountably many topological spaces does not generally satisfy the first axiom of countability. 1981 Sci. Amer. 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