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Grammar : Adj
Spell : ih-noo-mer-uh-buh l or ih-noo-mer-uh s; ih-nyoo-
Phonetic Transcription : ɪˈnu mər ə bəl or ɪˈnu mər əs; ɪˈnyu-



Definition of innumerous

Origin :
  • mid-14c., from Latin innumerabilis "countless, immeasurable," from in- "not" (see in- (1)) + numerabilis "able to be numbered," from numerare "to count, number," from numerus "a number" (see number (n.)).
  • As in multitudinous : adj many, considerable
  • As in untold : adj very many; enormous
  • As in countless : adj innumerable
Example sentences :
  • High and low, the innumerous hum of insects vibrated on the air.
  • Extract from : « Pharais and The Mountain Lovers » by Fiona Macleod
  • The spires of the grasses were washed in dew; the innumerous was as one green flower that had lain all night in the moonshine.
  • Extract from : « The Divine Adventure etc. (Works vol. 4) » by Fiona Macleod
  • What can induce them in that route to go, In which innumerous before have gone, And died in misery poor and woe-begone?
  • Extract from : « The Poetical Works of Henry Kirke White » by Henry Kirke White
  • In that inundation of the light of heaven the stars paled, innumerous, like a silvery powder sprinkled by the moonshine.
  • Extract from : « The Tour » by Louis Couperus

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