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[ ih-noo -mer-uh -buh l, ih-nyoo - ] SHOW IPA
/ ɪˈnu mər ə bəl, ɪˈnyu- / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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adjective very numerous.
incapable of being counted; countless.
Also in·nu·mer·ous [ih-noo -mer-uh s, ih-nyoo -] /ɪˈnu mər əs, ɪˈnyu-/ .
Origin of innumerable 1300–50; Middle English, from Latin innumerābilis “countless, innumerable,” equivalent to in- in-3 + numerābilis “that can be counted or numbered” (numerā(re) “to count” + -bilis -ble)
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synonym study for innumerable 1 . See many.
OTHER WORDS FROM innumerable in·num·er·a·bil·ness, noun in·nu·mer·a·bil·i·ty [ih-noo-mer-uh -bil -i-tee, ih-nyoo-] /ɪˌnu mər əˈbɪl ɪ ti, ɪˌnyu-/ noun in·nu·mer·a·bly, adverb qua·si-in·nu·mer·a·ble, adjective
qua·si-in·nu·mer·a·bly, adverb
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WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH innumerable 1. enumerable, innumerable 2. innumerable , innumerate Words nearby innumerable Innsbruck, Inns of Court, Innu, innuendo, Innuit, innumerable , innumerate, innutrition, Ino, inobservance, inobtrusive
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These are just a few of the innumerable examples from literature.
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So on they went once more, and after innumerable difficulties came again to the bank of the Lualaba.
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Robertson, say innumerable voices; Robertson, against the world.
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The ancient constitutions repeatedly assert it, and it has received the subsequent sanction of innumerable Masonic authorities.
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He faintly heard what sounded like the distant sighing of innumerable treetops.
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British Dictionary definitions for innumerable / (ɪˈnjuːmərəbə l , ɪˈnjuːmrəbə l ) /
adjective so many as to be uncountable; extremely numerous
Derived forms of innumerable innumerability or innumerableness , noun innumerably , adverb Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Words related to innumerable myriad, numerous, untold, countless, frequent, incalculable, multitudinous, numberless, uncountable, alive with, unnumbered