numerous

[ noo-mer-uhs, nyoo- ]

adjective

1. very many; being or existing in great quantity:

   numerous visits;

   numerous fish.

2. consisting of or comprising a great number of units or individuals:

   Recent audiences have been more numerous.

numerous

/ ˈnjuːmərəs /

adjective

1. being many
2. consisting of many units or parts

   a numerous collection

Derived Forms

• ˈnumerousness, noun
• ˈnumerously, adverb

Other Words From

• numer·ous·ly adverb
• numer·ous·ness nu·me·ros·i·ty [noo-m, uh, -, ros, -i-tee, nyoo-], noun
• over·numer·ous adjective
• over·numer·ous·ly adverb
• over·numer·ous·ness noun
• super·numer·ous adjective
• super·numer·ous·ly adverb
• super·numer·ous·ness noun
• un·numer·ous adjective
• un·numer·ous·ly adverb
• un·numer·ous·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of numerous¹

First recorded in 1580–90; from Latin numerōsus “consisting of a great number, numerous,” equivalent to numer(us) number + -ōsus -ous

Synonym Study

See many.

Example Sentences

More than 25 movies and numerous TV adaptations have been made of her work.

From Washington Blade

Additionally, Google has stated numerous times that roughly 15% of searches it receives every day are new.

From Search Engine Land

They have fielded numerous calls about sick and dying birds in the past few months.

From Washington Post

Arlein, a passionate skier and former patroller based in Carbondale, Colorado, worked in marketing as he developed numerous ski waxes at night over several years prior to winning the award at Outdoor Retailer.

From Outside Online

The architects of the Paris accord and numerous world leaders have long underscored that the pledges made in 2015 were not enough to limit warming to acceptable levels.

From Washington Post

The new claims present numerous big problems for Prince Andrew.

From The Daily Beast

The group puts out most of its statements—on its Twitter feed, or its numerous websites—in Arabic, as opposed to Baluchi or Farsi.

From The Daily Beast

In Greek mythology, the species became associated with numerous gods.

From The Daily Beast

Krivov held numerous protests to support the imprisoned activists who became known as the “May 6th prisoners.”

From The Daily Beast

But in 2014, numerous states passed common-sense public safety laws, showing that the momentum for gun safety is building.

From The Daily Beast

The boys were tumbling about, clinging to his legs, imploring that numerous things be brought back to them.

From Project Gutenberg

We can readily see how this might have been, from numerous experiments made with both American and European varieties.

From Project Gutenberg

Her best-known works are portrait busts, which are numerous.

From Project Gutenberg

Numerous methods for staining capsules have been devised, but few are satisfactory.

From Project Gutenberg

Not being sufficiently numerous to hold out the town as well as the Alamo, they retreated into the latter.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• big
• diverse
• great
• large
• plentiful
• various