innumerable
Americanadjective
Related Words
See many.
Other Word Forms
- innumerability noun
- innumerabilness noun
- innumerably adverb
- quasi-innumerable adjective
- quasi-innumerably adverb
Etymology
Origin of innumerable
1300–50; Middle English, from Latin innumerābilis “countless, innumerable,” equivalent to in- in- 3 + numerābilis “that can be counted or numbered” ( numerā(re) “to count” + -bilis -ble )
Explanation
Something innumerable can't be counted — there are just too many, like the stars in the sky. Innumerable things are infinite. Things that are countless, multitudinous, myriad, numberless, uncounted, or unnumerable are also called innumerable: you couldn't count them if you tried. There are a lot of countries in the world, but they aren't innumerable. On the other hand, the number of drops in the ocean is definitely innumerable. And if you wanted to be really nice, you'd say "Her charms are innumerable!" Even though you could probably count all of her good qualities.
Vocabulary lists containing innumerable
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Example Sentences
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They rehearsed martial arts in gentlemanly competitions of archery or horsemanship and recycled past heroics as entertainment in innumerable new stage dramas, literature, paintings and prints.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 7, 2026
There are innumerable challenges with human space travel, but one huge one that we have no good solutions for is that space is really, really bad for your health.
From Slate • Mar. 1, 2026
But what could this little-seen, made-for-television VH1 movie do for me that “The Muppet Christmas Carol,” “Scrooged” and the innumerable animated “Christmas Carol” specials from the “Flintstones” to “Alvin and the Chipmunks” hadn’t already?
From Salon • Dec. 24, 2025
I could feel their disgust and their self-righteous cancellation in every one of the innumerable wounds I already had.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 17, 2025
Though she hunted through scores of insect collections and handled innumerable specimens, no one could give her the answers she sought.
From "The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science" by Joyce Sidman
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