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 Word Forms

• myriadly 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

This three-year rally has overcome the headwinds of high interest rates, recession warnings, tariff and political uncertainty, and myriad regional conflicts that would have stopped virtually every other bull market dead in its tracks.

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In the worlds of physics and astronomy, biology and mathematics, technology and medicine, there are myriad topics that are fiendishly difficult to explain.

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Malhotra was ferrying his then-14-year-old daughter and her friends from Manhattan to Long Island, and listening from the driver’s seat to their myriad opinions on household brands.

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The exhibition’s purported theme unhappily narrows perspectives on the assembled works of art, rather than opening wide their myriad readings.

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The leader discussed a myriad of other issues, including defence and the party's general election prospects.

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Related Words

• countless 
• endless 
• infinite 
• multiple