numberless

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UK/ˈnʌmbələs/US/ˈnʌmbɚləs/

adjective

Without number; having too many to count.

“The stars are as numberless as the grains of sand on a beach.”

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countlessendlessinfiniteinnumerableinnumerousmultitudinousmyriaduncounted
OriginProto-Germanic *lausaz ← Proto-Indo-European *lewHs- ← English number →
UncommonScrabble 14
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Meanings

adjectivenumberless (not comparable)
  1. not comparableWithout number; having too many to count.

    The stars are as numberless as the grains of sand on a beach.

    1 more example

    The lunch […] consisted […] of […] lobster mayonnaise, cold game sausages, an immense veal and ham pie farced with eggs, truffles, and numberless delicious flavours; besides kickshaws, creams and sweetmeats.

    1923, Walter de la Mare, Seaton's Aunt

    Synonyms: countless, endless

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveWithout number; having too many to count.

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countlessendless

More synonyms by meaning

adjectivetoo numerous to be counted

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countlessinfiniteinnumerableinnumerousmultitudinousmyriaduncountedunnumberableunnumberedunnumerableincalculable
Also see
countlessinfiniteinnumerableinnumerousmultitudinousmyriaduncountableuncountedunnumberableunnumbered

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*nem-
  2. Proto-Italic*nomezos
  3. Latinnumerus
  4. Anglo-Normannoumbre
  5. Middle Englishnombre
  6. Englishnumber
  7. Proto-Indo-European*lewh₁-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*lewHs-
  9. Proto-Germanic*leusaną
  10. Proto-Germanic*lausaz
  11. Englishnumberless

From number + -less.

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Cite this entry
APA

numberless. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/numberless

MLA

“numberless.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/numberless. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “numberless,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/numberless.

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