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Innumerable

/ɪˈnuː.mər.ə.bəl/
adjectiveCEFR C1 (Advanced)Top #3450 frequency
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2 senses
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  1. 1

    Too many to be counted; countless.

    "The stars in the night sky seemed innumerable, twinkling against the dark canvas of space."
  2. 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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Derived from Late Middle English, stemming from the Latin word 'innumerabilis', combining the negative prefix 'in-' (not) with 'numerabilis' (countable, from 'numerare' to count). The term entered usage in the 15th century to describe quantities too vast to be calculated or enumerated.

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