myriad

American  

[mir-ee-uhd] / ˈmɪr i əd /

noun

1. a very great or indefinitely great number of persons or things.

2. ten thousand.

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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 British  

/ ˈmɪrɪəd /

adjective

1. innumerable

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noun

1. (also used in plural) a large indefinite number

2. archaic ten thousand

Other Word Forms

• myriadly adverb

Etymology

Origin of myriad

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

Example Sentences

Dynatrace helps customers manage their network of myriad software systems, apps and AI tools residing on multiple cloud platforms, internal networks and mainframes.

From MarketWatch

Dynatrace helps customers manage their network of myriad software systems, apps and AI tools residing on multiple cloud platforms, internal networks and mainframes.

From MarketWatch

Under Internal Revenue Service rules, it’s perfectly fine to rent to a family member at below market rent — but doing so has significant tax implications, not least by limiting and/or preventing myriad expense-related deductions.

From MarketWatch

These were just some of the myriad events Lichtblau explores as symptoms of something more unsettling than one-offs.

From Los Angeles Times

Washington and Abuja previously said they targeted IS-linked militants, without providing details on which of Nigeria's myriad armed groups were attacked.

From Barron's

Related Words

• countless
• endless
• infinite
• multiple