INNUMERABLE


Meaning of INNUMERABLE in English

in ‧ nu ‧ me ‧ ra ‧ ble /ɪˈnjuːm ə rəb ə l $ ɪˈnuː-/ BrE AmE adjective

[ Word Family: noun : ↑ number , ↑ numeral , ↑ numeracy , ↑ numerator , ↑ innumeracy ; adjective : ↑ innumerable , ↑ numerical , ↑ numerous , ↑ numerate ≠ ↑ innumerate ; verb : ↑ number , ↑ outnumber ; adverb : ↑ numerically ]

[ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Latin ; Origin: innumerabilis , from numerabilis 'countable' ]

very many, or too many to be counted SYN countless :

She’s served on innumerable committees.

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THESAURUS

▪ many a large number of people or things – used in everyday English in questions and negative sentences, and after ‘too’ and ‘so’. In formal or written English, you can also use it in other sentences:

There weren’t many people at the meeting.

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Did you get many birthday presents?

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Many people voted against the proposal.

▪ a lot many. A lot is less formal than many and is the usual phrase to use in everyday English:

A lot of tourists visit Venice in the summer.

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The club has a lot more members now.

▪ dozens/hundreds/thousands/millions many – used when you cannot be exact but the number is two dozen or more, two hundred or more etc:

At least five people died and dozens more were injured in a gas explosion.

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They’ve wasted thousands of pounds on the project.

▪ a large number of written a lot of a particular type of person or thing:

China plans to build a large number of nuclear power plants.

▪ numerous formal many – used especially when saying that something has happened many times:

We’ve contacted him on numerous occasions.

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Numerous studies have shown a link between smoking and lung cancer.

▪ countless/innumerable /ɪˈnjuːm ə rəb ə l $ ɪˈnuː-/ [only before noun] many – used when it is impossible to count or imagine how many. Innumerable is more formal than countless :

He spent countless hours in the gym.

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They had been given innumerable warnings.

▪ a host of many – used especially when something seems surprising or impressive:

Age is the biggest risk factor in a host of diseases.

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People leave jobs for a whole host of reasons.

▪ a raft of many – used especially when talking about ideas, suggestions, changes in business or politics:

The report made a raft of recommendations.

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The new government is planning a whole raft of changes.

▪ quite a few especially spoken a fairly large number of people or things:

We’ve had quite a few problems with the software.

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I’ve met quite a few of his friends.

▪ lots informal many:

I’ve invited lots of people.

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‘How many cats has she got?’ ‘Lots!’

▪ tons/loads informal many – a very informal use:

I’ve got tons of books.

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Have a strawberry – there are loads here.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.