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(mɪriəd)
1. quantifier
A myriad or myriads of people or things is a very large number or great variety of them.
They face a myriad of problems bringing up children. [+ of]
These myriads of fish would be enough to keep any swimmer entranced for hours. [+ of]
2. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun]
Myriad means having a large number or great variety.
...British pop and culture in all its myriad forms.
...the myriad tiny animals and plants living in the ice.
Synonyms: innumerable, countless, untold, incalculable More Synonyms of myriad
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myriad in British English

(ˈmɪrɪəd)
adjective
1. 
innumerable
noun
2. (also used in plural)
a large indefinite number
3.  archaic
ten thousand
Word origin
C16: via Late Latin from Greek murias ten thousand

myriad in American English

(ˈmɪriəd)
noun
1.  Archaic
ten thousand
2. 
any indefinitely large number
3. 
a great number of persons or things
adjective
4. 
of an indefinitely large number; countless; innumerable
5. 
of a highly varied nature
Word origin
< Gr myrias (gen. myriados), the number ten thousand < myrios, countless

Examples of 'myriad' in a sentence
myriad

Most dietary and lifestyle interventions work better than statins and have myriad other benefits too.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
While exercise has myriad benefits, too much can sometimes be as bad as doing too little.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Populism took myriad forms in the 1870s and 1880s.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
It advances by trial and error and takes a myriad different forms.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Walks along the back streets take you through myriad colours and views.
The Sun (2010)
These myriad sources of variation should come as no surprise.
Dylan Evans PLACEBO: The Belief Effect (2003)
There are myriad ways to track whether a church is healthy and successful.
Christianity Today (2000)
Disabled people face myriad barriers to employment.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
There are myriad ways to handle a bid approach.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The game continues to evolve in myriad ways.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
And schools offer the hope of solving the myriad social problems that the department thinks as important as education.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Overall, the myriad benefits of vigorous exercise far outweigh the risks.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
In general, the myriad benefits of exercise outweigh any risks.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
But for really complex problems with myriad variables, this process could take centuries.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
If managed well, forests can provide myriad benefits.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
One of the myriad problems facing schools today is the students' lack of interest in science subjects.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
And once you are adjusted you find myriad variations and much sensuality in Glass's score.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
And, one hopes, in myriad variations at a high street near you.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)

In other languages
myriad

British English: myriad DETERMINER
A myriad or myriads of people or things is a very large number or great variety of them.
They face a myriad of problems bringing up children.
  • American English: myriad
  • Brazilian Portuguese: miríade
  • Chinese: 各种各样
  • European Spanish: millar
  • French: myriade
  • German: Myriade
  • Italian: miriade
  • Japanese: 莫大な数の
  • Korean: 무수한
  • European Portuguese: miríade
  • Latin American Spanish: millar

(noun) 
Definition
a large indefinite number
They face a myriad of problems bringing up children.
Synonyms
multitude
Addiction to drugs can bring a multitude of other problems.
millions
scores
host
a whole host of gadgets
thousands
army
data collected by an army of volunteers
sea
Down below them was the sea of upturned faces.
mountain
flood
Each year brings a flood of new university graduates.
a million
a thousand
swarm
A swarm of people encircled the hotel.
horde
A horde of people was screaming for tickets.
(adjective) 
Definition
innumerable
pop culture in all its myriad forms
Synonyms
innumerable
He has invented innumerable excuses and told endless lies.
countless
She brought joy to countless people through her music.
untold
the glittering prospect of untold riches
incalculable
He has done incalculable damage to his reputation.
immeasurable
I felt an immeasurable love for him.
a thousand and one
multitudinous
She is a person of multitudinous talents.

Additional synonyms

in the sense of army
Definition
a large number of people or animals
data collected by an army of volunteers
Synonyms
vast number,
host,
gang,
mob,
flock,
array,
legion,
swarm,
sea,
pack,
horde,
multitude,
throng,
host (archaic)
in the sense of countless
Definition
too many to count
She brought joy to countless people through her music.
Synonyms
innumerable,
legion,
infinite,
myriad,
untold,
limitless,
incalculable,
immeasurable,
numberless,
uncounted,
multitudinous,
endless,
measureless
in the sense of flood
Definition
a large amount of water
Each year brings a flood of new university graduates.
Synonyms
torrent,
flow,
rush,
stream,
tide,
abundance,
multitude,
glut,
outpouring,
profusion

Nearby words of
myriad

  • muzzle
  • muzzy
  • myopic
  • myriad
  • mysterious
  • mystery
  • mystical

Synonyms of 'myriad'

myriad

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Additional synonyms

in the sense of horde
Definition
a very large crowd, often frightening or unpleasant
A horde of people was screaming for tickets.
Synonyms
crowd,
mob,
swarm,
press,
host,
band,
troop,
pack,
crew (informal),
drove,
gang,
multitude,
throng
in the sense of host
Definition
a great number
a whole host of gadgets
Synonyms
multitude,
lot,
load (informal),
wealth,
array,
myriad,
great quantity,
large number
in the sense of immeasurable
Definition
too great to be measured
I felt an immeasurable love for him.
Synonyms
incalculable,
vast,
immense,
endless,
unlimited,
infinite,
limitless,
boundless,
bottomless,
inexhaustible,
unfathomable,
unbounded,
inestimable,
measureless,
illimitable
in the sense of incalculable
Definition
impossible to estimate or predict
He has done incalculable damage to his reputation.
Synonyms
vast,
enormous,
immense,
countless,
infinite,
innumerable,
untold,
limitless,
boundless,
inestimable,
numberless,
uncountable,
measureless,
without number,
incomputable
in the sense of multitudinous
She is a person of multitudinous talents.
Synonyms
numerous,
many,
considerable,
countless,
legion,
infinite,
abounding,
abundant,
myriad,
teeming,
innumerable,
copious,
manifold (formal),
profuse
in the sense of sea
Definition
anything resembling the sea in size or movement
Down below them was the sea of upturned faces.
Synonyms
mass,
lot,
lots (informal),
army,
host,
crowd,
collection,
sheet,
assembly,
mob,
congregation,
legion,
abundance,
swarm,
horde,
multitude,
myriad,
throng,
expanse,
plethora,
profusion,
concourse,
assemblage,
vast number,
great number
in the sense of swarm
Definition
a moving mass of people
A swarm of people encircled the hotel.
Synonyms
multitude,
crowd,
mass,
army,
host,
drove,
flock,
herd,
horde,
myriad,
throng,
shoal,
concourse,
bevy
in the sense of untold
Definition
incalculably great in number or quantity
the glittering prospect of untold riches
Synonyms
countless,
incalculable,
innumerable,
myriad,
numberless,
uncounted,
uncountable,
unnumbered,
measureless
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