numerous
very many; being or existing in great quantity: numerous visits;numerous fish.
consisting of or comprising a great number of units or individuals: Recent audiences have been more numerous.
Origin of numerous
1synonym study For numerous
Other words from numerous
- nu·mer·ous·ly, adverb
- nu·mer·ous·ness, nu·me·ros·i·ty [noo-muh-ros-i-tee, nyoo-], /ˌnu məˈrɒs ɪ ti, ˌnyu-/, 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
Words Nearby numerous
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How to use numerous in a sentence
More than 25 movies and numerous TV adaptations have been made of her work.
Highsmith at 100: Literary legacy marred by racism | Kathi Wolfe | February 10, 2021 | Washington BladeAdditionally, Google has stated numerous times that roughly 15% of searches it receives every day are new.
Google’s updated phrase match simplifies keywords and worries advertisers | George Nguyen | February 9, 2021 | Search Engine LandThey have fielded numerous calls about sick and dying birds in the past few months.
Your dirty bird feeder could be spreading disease | Melissa Hart | February 9, 2021 | Washington PostArlein, 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.
A Green Ski-Wax Company Gets Funded on 'Shark Tank' | Joe Jackson | February 9, 2021 | Outside OnlineThe 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.
Countries must ramp up climate pledges by 80 percent to hit key Paris target, study finds | Brady Dennis | February 9, 2021 | Washington Post
The new claims present numerous big problems for Prince Andrew.
Buckingham Palace Disputes Sex Allegations Against Prince ‘Randy Andy’ | Tom Sykes | January 4, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTThe group puts out most of its statements—on its Twitter feed, or its numerous websites—in Arabic, as opposed to Baluchi or Farsi.
The Dangerous Drug-Funded Secret War Between Iran and Pakistan | Umar Farooq | December 29, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIn Greek mythology, the species became associated with numerous gods.
The History of the Chicken: How This Humble Bird Saved Humanity | William O’Connor | December 27, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTKrivov held numerous protests to support the imprisoned activists who became known as the “May 6th prisoners.”
Behind Bars for the Holidays: 11 Political Prisoners We Want to See Free In 2015 | Movements.Org | December 25, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBut in 2014, numerous states passed common-sense public safety laws, showing that the momentum for gun safety is building.
The boys were tumbling about, clinging to his legs, imploring that numerous things be brought back to them.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories | Kate ChopinWe can readily see how this might have been, from numerous experiments made with both American and European varieties.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce | E. R. Billings.Her best-known works are portrait busts, which are numerous.
Women in the fine arts, from the Seventh Century B.C. to the Twentieth Century A.D. | Clara Erskine Clementnumerous methods for staining capsules have been devised, but few are satisfactory.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis | James Campbell ToddNot being sufficiently numerous to hold out the town as well as the Alamo, they retreated into the latter.
British Dictionary definitions for numerous
/ (ˈnjuːmərəs) /
being many
consisting of many units or parts: a numerous collection
Derived forms of numerous
- numerously, adverb
- numerousness, noun
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