countlesscount‧less /ˈkaʊntləs/ ●●○ adjective [usually before noun] 
a famous film clip which has been shown countless times► see thesaurus at many
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- We had to peel back countless layers of paint and wallpaper.
- An old rocking horse beside the window has given countless rides to the Pages' children and five grandchildren.
- As soon as the ideator's feet hit the floor in the morning, he or she starts to generate countless possibilities.
- At length he returned to the boarded-up shell which had been his family seat for countless generations.
- Every year, countless agonising deaths occur through the pollution of rivers from factories or oil spillages at sea.
- Since then Savas has studied other services and reviewed countless other studies.
- There also are countless hiking trails near the lake and in the surrounding mountains.
- Thousands of mental states, endless varieties of love, and countless supernormal powers are dramatized in the lives of the saints.
- Travel agents can help with arrangements and suggest countless more.
THESAURUS
a large number of people or things – used in everyday English in questions and negative sentences, and after ‘too’ and ‘so’. In formal or written English, you can also use it in other sentences: · There weren’t many people at the meeting.· Did you get many birthday presents?· Many people voted against the proposal.
many. A lot is less formal than many and is the usual phrase to use in everyday English: · A lot of tourists visit Venice in the summer.· The club has a lot more members now.
many – used when you cannot be exact but the number is two dozen or more, two hundred or more etc: · At least five people died and dozens more were injured in a gas explosion.· They’ve wasted thousands of pounds on the project.
written a lot of a particular type of person or thing: · China plans to build a large number of nuclear power plants.
formal many – used especially when saying that something has happened many times: · We’ve contacted him on numerous occasions.· Numerous studies have shown a link between smoking and lung cancer.
[only before noun] many – used when it is impossible to count or imagine how many. Innumerable is more formal than countless: · He spent countless hours in the gym.· They had been given innumerable warnings.
many – used especially when something seems surprising or impressive: · Age is the biggest risk factor in a host of diseases.· People leave jobs for a whole host of reasons.
many – used especially when talking about ideas, suggestions, changes in business or politics: · The report made a raft of recommendations.· The new government is planning a whole raft of changes.
especially spoken a fairly large number of people or things: · We’ve had quite a few problems with the software.· I’ve met quite a few of his friends.
informal many: · I’ve invited lots of people.· ‘How many cats has she got?’ ‘Lots!’
informal many – a very informal use: · I’ve got tons of books.· Have a strawberry – there are loads here.
Longman Language Activatora very large number of people or things a lot of things or people - use this when you want to emphasize that you are talking about a very large number. You can use this informally when the number is actually less than a hundred: · Hundreds were left homeless by the flood.hundreds/thousands of: · I've seen that movie hundreds of times.· It will cost thousands of dollars to repair the house.· From the 1880s to the early 1900s thousands of workers came to Hawaii from Japan.hundreds and hundreds/thousands and thousandsalso hundreds upon hundreds/thousands upon thousands: · The temple was filled with hundreds and hundreds of lanterns.by the hundreds/thousands: · Starving animals in the region are dying by the thousands.
use this when you want to emphasize that you are talking about something important: · We have seen a great many changes in the last twenty years.· There are still a great many questions that remain unanswered.a great many of: · The fire had destroyed a great many of the family's possessions.
an extremely large number of things or people, that cannot be counted or imagined: · The mountains around the lake are filled with countless hiking trails.· There are innumerable variations on the folktale, but the basic story is the same throughout Europe.countless millions (=an extremely large group of people): · His music has brought joy to countless millions.
informal an extremely large number of things of different types - use this especially when you think there are too many things: · When my parents come to stay with us, they bring everything but the kitchen sink!· Chatham refused to participate in what he called "everything but the kitchen sink" art shows.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY a famous film clip which has been shown countless timesCOLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN
a famous film clip which has been shown countless times· The Victorians spent countless hours on trains and passed many of them reading books.· We spent countless hours lying on a blanket spread in the sun on the fragrant grass.· Daily it devours whole forests and countless hours of sweated labour.· During the time I was bedridden, I spent countless hours writing encouraging letters and praying for others.· But people in Great Groups are different from those who spend countless hours in thrall to video games or other trivial pursuits.· Even though Rice despised fund-raising, he would spend countless hours at it in his years at Black Mountain.· Wagner, Roberto, Hugo, and the others had obviously spent countless hours together.· Each of the educators and programs in these pages developed over countless hours of experimentation and trial and error.
· Insects number countless millions, and perform vital ecological functions.· The lives of countless millions of people have been made a misery through the conflicts arising from prejudice.· Its life-cycle starts with a spore, of which there are countless millions in the atmosphere.
· If the legend is true, he kept his word for he was seen on countless occasions over the years.· I have been reassured on countless occasions that a hypnotist can not make me do anything against my will.
· And there are countless other examples of women giving up their career dream to make a relationship work.· Since then Savas has studied other services and reviewed countless other studies.· There are countless other examples, but I can't go on, it's depressing me too much.· Voting patterns, survey responses, and countless other signs showed that they had not.· He was sacked four times and faced heavy pressure on countless other occasions.
· Revered by millions, he is detested by countless others.· Perella, Wasserstein, and countless others apart from Drexel relished the turn of events.· Not for that man or the countless others like him.· It had happened to Mr McPhetson, the boat captain, and to countless others.· The attacks also instilled fear in countless others throughout the city.
· It has the power to reform and transform lives ad through it countless people have been given new strength.· Being labeled abnormal has determined how countless people feel about themselves.· Gunmen have driven countless people from their villages and seized or burned their homes.· That made it impossible to identify her; countless people had moved away over the years.
· His previous books have become classics and have been read by countless thousands.
· He'd wondered countless times, ever since that first call it had played on his mind.· This view has been expressed countless times in the past four centuries.· Kathleen had warned her countless times in the past, but this time she had had enough.· So, countless times she gave up her own food when an unexpected guest arrived at dinnertime.· I have observed this countless times in a number of beetle groups.· The celestial bodies than proceed to pass through the same series of configurations as they had done countless times before.· She had been to Nice countless times.· This mental dimorphism was remarked upon countless times throughout RajasthanRabari women were clever, shrewd, outspoken and wise.
· A problem person may cause you a headache in countless ways.· These upheavals have shaken and shaped the twentieth century, and in countless ways they affect our lives still.· That is not really surprising; from the moment the board is set up, chess mimics humankind in countless ways.· These can be used in countless ways, several of which are shown in the illustration.
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too many to be counted: a famous film clip which has been shown countless times► see thesaurus at many