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10 Language-to-English DictionariesInnumerable
/ɪˈnjuː.mə.rə.bəl/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Too many to be counted; countless.
"The stars in the night sky seemed innumerable, twinkling against the dark canvas of space." - 2
Indefinitely numerous; not able to be counted.
"She faced innumerable challenges throughout her career, each one shaping her into a stronger leader."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'innumerable' originates from the Latin 'innumerabilis', which combines 'in-' (not) and 'numerabilis' (able to be counted), reflecting a historical shift from a focus on countability to an emphasis on vastness or abundance in English usage since the late 14th century.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Innumerable" is said worldwide
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innombrable
Transliteration: in-nom-bral
"Les étoiles dans le ciel nocturne semblaient innombrables."
unzählbar
Transliteration: un-tsahl-bar
"Die Sterne am Nachthimmel schienen unzählbar zu sein."
innumerevole
Transliteration: in-nu-me-re-vo-le
"Le stelle nel cielo notturno sembravano innumerevoli."
innumerable
Transliteration: in-nu-me-ra-ble
"Las estrellas en el cielo nocturno parecían innumerables."
innumerável
Transliteration: in-nu-me-ra-vel
"As estrelas no céu noturno pareciam innumeráveis."
अनगिनत
Transliteration: an-gin-at
"रात के आसमान में तारे अनगिनत लग रहे थे।"
无数
Transliteration: wú shù
"夜空中的星星似乎是无数的。"
무수한
Transliteration: mu-su-han
"밤하늘의 별들은 무수한 것처럼 보였다."
無数の
Transliteration: musū no
"夜空の星は無数のように見えた。"
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