countless

CEFRB2

/ˈkaʊntləs/

adjective · determiner

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Too many to be counted.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Synonym of uncountable.

Examples

  • A human body consists of a countless number of cells.

  • Countless stars were twinkling in the sky.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
2
Citations
2
Synonyms
3

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meaning

  1. Too large to be counted to.

determiner

Extra meaning

  1. A huge and uncountable number of; too many to count; innumerable.

More examples

In context

  • There were countless stars in the sky.

  • The stars in the sky are countless.

  • There are countless stars in the sky.

Synonyms

Antonyms

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Origin

adjective

From count + -less.