myriad

[ mir-ee-uhd ]

noun

1. a very great or indefinitely great number of persons or things.
2. ten thousand.

adjective

1. of an indefinitely great number; innumerable:

   the myriad stars of a summer night.

2. having innumerable phases, aspects, variations, etc.:

   the myriad mind of Shakespeare.

   Synonyms: untold, infinite, boundless, countless

3. ten thousand.

myriad

/ ˈmɪrɪəd /

adjective

1. innumerable

noun

1. also used in plural a large indefinite number
2. archaic.
   ten thousand

Other Words From

• myri·ad·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of myriad¹

First recorded in 1545–55; from Greek mȳriad-, stem of mȳriás “ten thousand,” from mȳríos “countless”

Word History and Origins

Origin of myriad¹

C16: via Late Latin from Greek murias ten thousand

Example Sentences

Quotes like these suggest myriad reasons for respectable mainstream culture to write off Coffman as one more failed American.

From The Daily Beast

I met the 38-year-old actor/filmmaker at a bar in Midtown Manhattan to discuss his myriad projects over some Scotch.

From The Daily Beast

And the myriad permutations this takes when it percolates down to the level of pop culture are fascinating.

From The Daily Beast

Sure there are a myriad of other dating apps out there, but Mixxxer is different.

From The Daily Beast

Each month, a chosen theme colors the myriad events cramming the calendar.

From The Daily Beast

Above, great standard electric lamps shed their white glare upon the eddying throng casting a myriad of grotesque shadows.

From Project Gutenberg

It was the color of her skin, without the glow, the myriad living tints that one may sometimes discover in vibrant flesh.

From Project Gutenberg

You are only an honest countryman wandering amid a crowd of courtiers—virtue in danger amid a myriad of vices.

From Project Gutenberg

The jongleurs sang new chansons; the ladies blazed in brighter silks and velvet; a myriad flambeaux flickered over all.

From Project Gutenberg

The carriage doors opened and a myriad ants swarmed to the various boats.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• countless
• endless
• infinite
• multiple