countless

[ kount-lis ]
/ ˈkaʊnt lɪs /
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adjective

too numerous to count; innumerable: the countless stars.

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Origin of countless

First recorded in 1580–90; count1 + -less

OTHER WORDS FROM countless

count·less·ly, adverb

Words nearby countless

countess, counting chamber, counting house, counting number, counting room, countless, countrified, countrify, country, country and western, country and western music
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Words related to countless

uncounted, myriad, untold, endless, heap, immeasurable, incalculable, infinite, legion, limitless, many, mess, mint, multitudinous, numberless, oodles, peck, pile, raft, scads

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British Dictionary definitions for countless

countless
/ (ˈkaʊntlɪs) /

adjective

innumerable; myriad
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