numberless
Americanadjective
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so great in number that no numerically expressed amount is reasonable or possible; innumerable; countless; myriad.
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without any numerals or numbers.
This account used to allow numberless passwords, but access now requires a password that includes at least one numeral.
adjective
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too many to be counted; countless
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not containing or consisting of numbers
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Example Sentences
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I speculate that Martha Jefferson’s death was in Thomas’s mind when, in the “Notes,” he mentioned “those numberless afflictions, which render it doubtful whether heaven has given life to us in mercy or in wrath.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
"He made numberless black people in South Africa realise Apartheid is based on a lie," he says.
From BBC ● May 30, 2023
I was off the grid, in a numberless limbo.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 13, 2022
While the numberless icon doesn’t tell you exactly how much battery you have left, it’s so easy to figure out a rough ballpark.
From The Verge ● Aug. 8, 2022
Whereas my father once told stories of historic battles and heroic Xhosa warriors, my mother would enchant us with Xhosa legends and fables that had come down from numberless generations.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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