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 )
Example Sentences
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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
The author seems to trust that a coherent narrative will emerge, without the help of analytical threads, from a jumble of facts, tableaux, faces and innumerable quotes.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 16, 2025
But then there were the innumerable brand tie-ins, promotional stops, products and advertisements, intent on keeping the hype train on its tracks through the lucrative holiday season.
From Salon • Nov. 21, 2025
Instead, they identified immense, separate rings formed from innumerable nested arcs.
From Science Daily • Nov. 10, 2025
For here he had seen maids roasting innumerable small squabs, each stuffed with fragrant dressing and wrapped in bacon.
From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes
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