Dictionary

zillion en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• zĭl'yən
• (UK) audio
• /ˈzɪljən/

Etymology

See -illion. An arbitrary coinage, appearing by 1916, on analogy of million, billion, trillion.

Meanings

1. (excessive, slang) An unspecified large number (of).
   • Low Man: 'Thanks again, Woody. I'll see you next time the world needs saving.' / Woody: 'Pfft, yeah. Only if we sell a zillion units!' 1995, Sega Multimedia Studio, Wild Woody, Sega, scene: ending:
   • "We are certainly not blaming lower socioeconomic families for not talking to their kids - there are probably a zillion reasons why that happens." 2008 December 6, “Brain tests show child wealth gap”, in BBC News:

Forms

Deriveds

zillionfold · zillionaire · zillionth · quadzillion · godzillion

Descendants

zilyon

Hypernyms

lot · many · a lot

Relateds

countless · zilliard · uncounted · uncountable · innumerable

Synonyms

gorillion · googillion · babillion · zillion · killion · quadrillion · jajillion · gadzillion · godzillion · umpteen · wazillion · googol · gatrillion · grillion · quintillion · billion · majillion · gabillion · trillion · gagillion · hojillion · umptillion · zilliard · gajillion · jazillion · skillion · gillion · Sagan · scrillion · bizillion · million · kazillion · fucktillion · gabrillion · dillion · nonillion · jillion · kajillion · fafillion · kabillion · bazillion · gazillion · squillion · morbillion · bajillion · zabillion · lakh · katrillion

Translations (38)

tr zibilyon (unspecified large number) · tr zilyon (unspecified large number) · eo umiliono (unspecified large number) · pt zilhão (unspecified large number) · pl zylion (unspecified large number) · mk катаљарда (unspecified large number) · es cuchumil (unspecified large number) · sv ziljon (unspecified large number) · fr trouzillion (unspecified large number) · pt zilião (unspecified large number) · ko 골백 (unspecified large number) · es chiquicientas (unspecified large number) · es sopotocientos (unspecified large number) · es chorromil (unspecified large number) · nl ziljoen (unspecified large number) · gl millenta (unspecified large number) · es quichicientas (unspecified large number) · pl pierdyliard (unspecified large number) · es sepetecientos (unspecified large number) · nb ørten (unspecified large number) · hy ծիծիլիոն (unspecified large number) · fi tsiljoona (unspecified large number) · el μιλιούνια (unspecified large number) · es tropecientos (unspecified large number) · it millemila (unspecified large number) · es chorrocientos (unspecified large number) · hu csillió (unspecified large number) · is skrilljón (unspecified large number) · he מָלַאנְתַּלָּפִים (unspecified large number) · fa شونصد (unspecified large number) · ru охрениллион (unspecified large number) · nb zillion (unspecified large number) · es cuchucientos (unspecified large number) · sv fantasiljon (unspecified large number) · es chorroscientos (Mesoamerica) (unspecified large number) · it fantastilione (unspecified large number) · nl ton (unspecified large number) · nb fantasillion (unspecified large number)