Countless

//ˈkaʊntləs// adj, det

adj, det ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Synonym of uncountable. not-comparable

    "The stars in the sky are countless."

  2. 2
    Too large to be counted to. not-comparable

    "Just stop and think deeply for a moment and realize the countless number of the grains of sand of the seashore; the countless number of drops of water that go to make up the waters of the earth; […]"

Adjective
  1. 1
    too numerous to be counted wordnet
Determiner
  1. 1
    A huge and uncountable number of; too many to count; innumerable.

    "There are countless stars in the sky."

Synonyms

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innumerablemultitudinousabundantall comprehensiveall inclusiveall-comprehensive

Example

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"There were countless stars in the sky."

Etymology

From count + -less.

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