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countless en · ADJ

Pronunciation

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  • /ˈkaʊntləs/

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Latin putus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin putō Latin computō Anglo-Norman counterbor. Middle English counten English count Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Proto-Germanic *-lausaz Proto-West Germanic *-laus Old English -lēas Middle English -les English -less English countless From count + -less.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Synonym of uncountable.
    • The stars in the sky are countless.
  2. (not-comparable, of a number) Too large to be counted to.
    • Just stop and think deeply for a moment and realize the countless number of the grains of sand of the seashore; the countless number of drops of water that go to make up the waters of the earth; […] 2021, Baird T. Spalding, The Journey:

Deriveds

countlessly · countlessness

Synonyms

numberless · uncountable · incalculable

Translations (96)

ja 無数な (too many to count, innumerable) · de zahllos (too many to count, innumerable) · ru бессчётный (too many to count, innumerable) · hu számtalan (too many to count, innumerable) · hy անհամար (too many to count, innumerable) · te అగణితము (too many to count, innumerable) · ja 数え切れない (too many to count, innumerable) · grc ἀναρίθμητος (too many to count, innumerable) · cy rhif y gwŷdd (too many to count, innumerable) · he אין ספור (too many to count, innumerable) · bg неизброим (too many to count, innumerable) · ang unārīmedlīċ (too many to count, innumerable) · cy rhif y graean (too many to count, innumerable) · ru несчётный (too many to count, innumerable) · grc μῡρῐ́ος (too many to count, innumerable) · gu અગણિત (too many to count, innumerable) · bg безбро́ен (too many to count, innumerable) · hi अनगिनत (too many to count, innumerable) · hi असंख्य (too many to count, innumerable) · fi lukematon (too many to count, innumerable) · ml അസംഖ്യം (too many to count, innumerable) · mi tini ngerongero (too many to count, innumerable) · rsk безчислени (too many to count, innumerable) · cy heb rifedi (too many to count, innumerable) · fr sans nombre (too many to count, innumerable) · nl ontelbaar (too many to count, innumerable) · ja 無数の (too many to count, innumerable) · nb tallaus (too many to count, innumerable) · mi makehua (too many to count, innumerable) · tr pek çok (too many to count, innumerable) · pt incontável (too many to count, innumerable) · hi अगणित (too many to count, innumerable) · de unzählig (too many to count, innumerable) · ml എണ്ണമറ്റ (too many to count, innumerable) · tr sayısız (too many to count, innumerable) · el αναρίθμητος (too many to count, innumerable) · sh без броја (too many to count, innumerable) · es incontable (too many to count, innumerable) · sh bezbrojan (too many to count, innumerable) · ro nenumărabil (too many to count, innumerable) · eo nenombrebla (too many to count, innumerable) · sh безбројан (too many to count, innumerable) · bn বেশুমার (too many to count, innumerable) · cy dirifedi (too many to count, innumerable) · nb talløs (too many to count, innumerable) · it innumerevole (too many to count, innumerable) · fr innombrable (too many to count, innumerable) · cy llond gwlad o (too many to count, innumerable) · nn tallaus (too many to count, innumerable) · da utallig (too many to count, innumerable) · es sin número (too many to count, innumerable) · pl nieprzebrany (too many to count, innumerable) · de unzählbar (too many to count, innumerable) · ro de nenumărat (too many to count, innumerable) · cy afrifed (too many to count, innumerable) · fr incalculable (too many to count, innumerable) · ca innombrable (too many to count, innumerable) · pl nieprzeliczony (too many to count, innumerable) · tl di mabilang-bilang (too many to count, innumerable) · pt inumerável (too many to count, innumerable) · cy aneirif (too many to count, innumerable) · es sinnúmero (too many to count, innumerable) · cy di-rif (too many to count, innumerable) · it incalcolabile (too many to count, innumerable) · he אינספור (too many to count, innumerable) · gl incontable (too many to count, innumerable) · es innumerable (too many to count, innumerable) · cy rhif y blodau (too many to count, innumerable) · cy rhif y sêr (too many to count, innumerable) · tr hesaplanamaz (too many to count, innumerable) · eo nekalkulebla (too many to count, innumerable) · ru бесчи́сленный (too many to count, innumerable) · ota حسابسز (too many to count, innumerable) · mi tuauriuri (too many to count, innumerable) · cs nesčetný (too many to count, innumerable) · ru неисчисли́мый (too many to count, innumerable) · fi rajaton (too many to count, innumerable) · it innumerabile (too many to count, innumerable) · uk незліче́нний (too many to count, innumerable) · tr hesapsız (too many to count, innumerable) · hu megszámlálhatatlan (too many to count, innumerable) · gl incontábel (too many to count, innumerable) · nl talloos (too many to count, innumerable) · mi tini makehua (too many to count, innumerable) · cs nesčíslný (too many to count, innumerable) · el αμέτρητος (too many to count, innumerable) · sh bez broja (too many to count, innumerable) · cmn 無數 /无数 (too many to count, innumerable) · nb utallig (too many to count, innumerable) · pl niezliczony (too many to count, innumerable) · ia innumerabile (too many to count, innumerable) · da talløs (too many to count, innumerable) · hy անթիվ (too many to count, innumerable) · cy rhif y gwenith (too many to count, innumerable) · sv otalig (too many to count, innumerable) · cy rhif y gwlith (too many to count, innumerable)

countless en · DET

Pronunciation

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  • /ˈkaʊntləs/

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Latin putus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin putō Latin computō Anglo-Norman counterbor. Middle English counten English count Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Proto-Germanic *-lausaz Proto-West Germanic *-laus Old English -lēas Middle English -les English -less English countless From count + -less.

Meanings

  1. (of a count noun) A huge and uncountable number of; too many to count; innumerable.
    • He endured countless insults hurled at him before people finally respected him for his courage and his great ability as a baseball player. 2020, Pat Mann, 100 Life-Challenging Devotionals:
    • There are countless stars in the sky.

Antonyms

a few · one · zero · a handful of · several · a couple of · no

Hypernyms

various · multiple · many · numerous