Meanings
- An indefinite large number of.
There are numerous reasons to refrain.
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There are numerous definitions of the word 'man'.
Numerous experimental tests and other observations have been offered in favor of animal mind reading, and although many scientists are skeptical, others assert that humans are not the only species capable of representing what others do and don’t perceive and know.
2012 March-April, Colin Allen, “Do I See What You See?”, in American Scientist, volume 100, number 2, United States: Sigma Xi, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 26 Apr 2012, page 168Synonyms: many · Antonyms: a couple of, a few, a handful of, no, one
comparative more numerous · superlative most numerous
- Indefinitely large numerically; many.
The reasons to refrain are numerous.
- Consisting of a large number of individuals or parts.
A numerous band of men and maidens escorts him by torchlight.
1911, James George Frazer, The Golden Bough, volume 10, page 263 - archaicHaving many different qualities.
Synonyms & antonyms
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Origin
- Latinnumerōsus“numerous, abundant; harmonious”
- Middle Englishnumerous
- Englishnumerous
From Middle English numerous from Latin numerōsus (“numerous, abundant; harmonious”), from numerus (“number”). Doublet of numerose. Analyzeable as numero- + -ous.
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Arabic عَدِيد, كَثِير
- عَدِيد (ʕadīd)Indefinitely large numerically
- كَثِير (kaṯīr)Indefinitely large numerically
Bulgarian многобро́ен, многочи́слен
- многобро́ен (mnogobróen)Indefinitely large numerically
- многочи́слен (mnogočíslen)Indefinitely large numerically
Catalan nombrós
- nombrósIndefinitely large numerically
Chinese Mandarin 眾多 /众多, 多
- 眾多 /众多 (zhòngduō)Indefinitely large numerically
- 多 (duō)Indefinitely large numerically
Czech četný, početný
- četnýIndefinitely large numerically
- početnýIndefinitely large numerically
Danish talrig
- talrigIndefinitely large numerically
Dutch talrijk, ontelbaar
- talrijkIndefinitely large numerically
- ontelbaarIndefinitely large numerically
- numereusIndefinitely large numerically
Esperanto multnombra
- multnombraIndefinitely large numerically
Estonian arvukas
- arvukasIndefinitely large numerically
Finnish lukuisa
- lukuisaIndefinitely large numerically
French nombreux
- nombreuxIndefinitely large numerically
German zahlreich, vielzählig
- zahlreichIndefinitely large numerically
- vielzähligIndefinitely large numerically
Hebrew רַב
- רַב (rav)Indefinitely large numerically
Hungarian számos, nagyszámú
- számosIndefinitely large numerically
- nagyszámúIndefinitely large numerically
Icelandic fjölmargur
- fjölmargurIndefinitely large numerically
Irish líonmhar
- líonmharIndefinitely large numerically
Italian numeroso
- numerosoIndefinitely large numerically
Japanese 多数の, 多い
- 多数の (tasū no)Indefinitely large numerically
- 多い (ōi)Indefinitely large numerically
Korean 수많다, 다수의
- 수많다 (sumanta)Indefinitely large numerically
- 다수의 (dasuui)Indefinitely large numerically
Latin numerōsus, frequens
- numerōsusIndefinitely large numerically
- frequensIndefinitely large numerically
- creberIndefinitely large numerically
Latvian daudzskaitlīgs
- daudzskaitlīgsIndefinitely large numerically
Lithuanian gausus
- gaususIndefinitely large numerically
Māori makiu, tini makiu
- makiuIndefinitely large numerically
- tini makiuIndefinitely large numerically
- maruruIndefinitely large numerically
- mahaIndefinitely large numerically
- ngeangeaIndefinitely large numerically
- huhuaIndefinitely large numerically
- tini whāioioIndefinitely large numerically
- mahamahaIndefinitely large numerically
- tīpatereIndefinitely large numerically
- makehuaIndefinitely large numerically
- tini makehuaIndefinitely large numerically
Norwegian Bokmål tallrik
- tallrikIndefinitely large numerically
Polish liczny
- licznyIndefinitely large numerically
Portuguese numeroso
- numerosoIndefinitely large numerically
Romanian numeros
- numerosIndefinitely large numerically
Russian многочи́сленный
- многочи́сленный (mnogočíslennyj)Indefinitely large numerically
Slovak početný
- početnýIndefinitely large numerically
Spanish numeroso
- numerosoIndefinitely large numerically
Swedish talrik
- talrikIndefinitely large numerically
Turkish sayısız, çok sayıda
- sayısızIndefinitely large numerically
- çok sayıdaIndefinitely large numerically
- birçokIndefinitely large numerically
Ukrainian багаточи́сельний, числе́нний
- багаточи́сельний (bahatočýselʹnyj)Indefinitely large numerically
- числе́нний (čyslénnyj)Indefinitely large numerically
Vietnamese đông, nhiều
- đôngIndefinitely large numerically
- nhiềuIndefinitely large numerically
Cite this entry
numerous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/numerous
“numerous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/numerous. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “numerous,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/numerous.
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