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Definition of innumerable in English: innumerableadjective ɪˈnjuːm(ə)rəb(ə)lɪˈn(j)um(ə)rəb(ə)l Too many to be counted (often used hyperbolically) 常为夸张用法无数的,数不清的 innumerable flags of all colours 无数五颜六色的旗帜。 Example sentencesExamples - It is a scene which has been played out innumerable times on the streets of housing estates across the country.
- These small businesses play a vital role in the economies of innumerable coastal communities.
- My mother used to tell me a story about a young woman whose chief domestic duty was cooking for her innumerable brothers.
- A great portion of the book is devoted to chronicling her innumerable tours to various parts of the world.
- But there is still a reminder of innumerable court cases in the imposing oak bench in court number five.
- Unfortunately it is often the cause of innumerable avoidable tragedies too.
- Staff at the school have innumerable anecdotes about how the children they look after take every meaning literally.
- The pavements on the road are fast disappearing and there are innumerable potholes on the entire stretch.
- The innumerable talks and discussions on budget in the city are amazing.
- In my personal life I've lived in three major homes, stayed on innumerable floors and been to America a fair few times.
- Britain's history as a sea-faring nation has left our coastline peppered with innumerable wrecks.
- And the innumerable accolades that have come his way seem to motivate him further.
- We appeared on websites and took innumerable calls from well-wishers.
- If we tried to do a count of the similarities shared by all individual humans, we would find them to be innumerable.
- The book has been embraced by various cultures and intellectual societies in innumerable lands across the globe.
- There are innumerable programs on the market that do this - all protected by copyright.
- I sat surrounded by flowers and portraits and innumerable tributes to him.
- He saw comrades cut down around him and endured innumerable sufferings in the trenches but miraculously survived.
- Within ten minutes drive from San Pedro there are about two dozen golf courses, and innumerable building sites.
- Any artistic movement relies on innumerable people expressing similar feelings at the same time.
Synonyms countless, numerous, very many, manifold, multitudinous, multifarious, untold, incalculable, numberless, unnumbered, beyond number a great number of, incalculable numbers of, endless numbers of, a multitude of, a multiplicity of, a raft of, more than one can count, too many to be counted informal umpteen, masses of, oodles of, no end of, loads of, stacks of, heaps of, bags of, zillions of North American informal a slew of, a whole bunch of, gazillions of, bazillions of South African informal lank literary myriad, legion, divers rare innumerous, unnumberable
Derivativesnounɪnjuːm(ə)rəˈbɪlɪtiɪˌn(j)um(ə)rəˈbɪlədi Daniel emphasized the innumerability of the angelic beings that attend the God of heaven and so does John. Example sentencesExamples - One can't help feeling grateful to be reminded of the innumerability of life's details, and the urgency of its dilemmas.
adverbɪˈnjuːm(ə)rəbliɪˈn(j)um(ə)rəbli I know there are innumerably more adventurous routes that trace their way by gully and buttress, ridge and groove up the massive north-east face of the Ben. Example sentencesExamples - As such, those who made up the freshmen and sophomore class of the spring 2004 market week in New York City contributed in innumerably positive ways to it an overwhelming success.
- All of these dedicated persons helped the membership, their profession, and me innumerably.
- There will always be innumerably more unprovable theories in the world than provable ones.
OriginMiddle English: from Latin innumerabilis, from in- 'not' + numerabilis (see numerable). Definition of innumerable in US English: innumerableadjectiveɪˈn(j)um(ə)rəb(ə)liˈn(y)o͞om(ə)rəb(ə)l Too many to be counted (often used hyperbolically) 常为夸张用法无数的,数不清的 innumerable flags of all colors 无数五颜六色的旗帜。 Example sentencesExamples - Unfortunately it is often the cause of innumerable avoidable tragedies too.
- It is a scene which has been played out innumerable times on the streets of housing estates across the country.
- These small businesses play a vital role in the economies of innumerable coastal communities.
- And the innumerable accolades that have come his way seem to motivate him further.
- The innumerable talks and discussions on budget in the city are amazing.
- We appeared on websites and took innumerable calls from well-wishers.
- Staff at the school have innumerable anecdotes about how the children they look after take every meaning literally.
- There are innumerable programs on the market that do this - all protected by copyright.
- I sat surrounded by flowers and portraits and innumerable tributes to him.
- My mother used to tell me a story about a young woman whose chief domestic duty was cooking for her innumerable brothers.
- If we tried to do a count of the similarities shared by all individual humans, we would find them to be innumerable.
- The pavements on the road are fast disappearing and there are innumerable potholes on the entire stretch.
- He saw comrades cut down around him and endured innumerable sufferings in the trenches but miraculously survived.
- But there is still a reminder of innumerable court cases in the imposing oak bench in court number five.
- A great portion of the book is devoted to chronicling her innumerable tours to various parts of the world.
- Any artistic movement relies on innumerable people expressing similar feelings at the same time.
- Within ten minutes drive from San Pedro there are about two dozen golf courses, and innumerable building sites.
- In my personal life I've lived in three major homes, stayed on innumerable floors and been to America a fair few times.
- Britain's history as a sea-faring nation has left our coastline peppered with innumerable wrecks.
- The book has been embraced by various cultures and intellectual societies in innumerable lands across the globe.
Synonyms countless, numerous, very many, manifold, multitudinous, multifarious, untold, incalculable, numberless, unnumbered, beyond number
OriginMiddle English: from Latin innumerabilis, from in- ‘not’ + numerabilis (see numerable). |