Meaning & Definition of Innumerable in English

Detailed Definitions

• Definition: Incapable of being counted; numerous to the point of being indefinite.

  Example Sentence: The stars in the sky are innumerable.

• Definition: Countless; unable to be counted.

  Example Sentence: She received innumerable gifts for her birthday.

• Definition: Too many to enumerate; uncountable.

  Example Sentence: There are innumerable problems facing our society today.

Etymology

Origin: Late Latin 'innumerabilis', from 'in-' (not) + 'numerabilis' (countable).

Synonyms

Common Phrases and Expressions

• countless times: An expression used to indicate something that has happened many times.
• innumerable blessings: A phrase referring to the many good things in one's life that cannot be counted.
• innumerable stars: Refers to the vast number of stars visible in the night sky.

Translations

• Spanish: innumerable

• French: innombrable

• German: unzählbar

• Russian: бессчетный

Related Words

• numerable: Capable of being counted or enumerated.

• count: To determine the total number of something.

Slang Meanings of innumerable

• Meaning: A ton

  Example Sentence: I have a ton of homework to do.

• Meaning: A boatload

  Example Sentence: There were a boatload of people at the concert.