Myriades (en. Myriads)

/miʁjad/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench
noun
A wide variety, a profusion.
She received myriads of compliments after her performance.
Elle a reçu des myriades de compliments après sa performance.
An indeterminate multitude.
Insects multiplied in myriads in the garden.
Les insectes se sont multipliés en myriades dans le jardin.
An extremely high number.
There were myriads of stars in the sky.
Il y avait des myriades d'étoiles dans le ciel.

Etymology

The word comes from the ancient Greek 'myrias', meaning 'ten thousand'.

Common Phrases and Expressions

myriads of ideas
A multitude of ideas.
myriades d'idées
myriads of possibilities
A large number of possibilities.
myriades de possibilités
in my myriads of thoughts
Among my many thoughts.
dans mes myriades de pensées

Related Words

multitude
A very large number of people or things.
multitude
infinite
Endless, unlimited.
infinite
group
A set of people or objects.
groupe

Slang Meanings

A large quantity of something.
I have myriads of assignments to do!
J'ai des myriades de devoirs à faire !
Too many choices.
There are myriads of series to watch on Netflix.
Il y a des myriades de séries à regarder sur Netflix.