myriad

CEFRC1

/ˈmɪɹi.æd/

noun · adj/noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A very large or countless number of things.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A countless number or multitude (of specified things)

Examples

  • She faced myriad challenges in her new role.

  • The city offers myriad opportunities for entertainment.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • /ˈmɪ(ː)ɹɪjad/
  • /ˈmɪ(ː)ɹɪjəd/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. Ten thousand; 10,000, Synonym of decamillennium: a period of 10000 years.

  2. Ten thousand; 10,000

adj/noun

Extra meaning

  1. A countless or extremely great number of things.

More examples

In context

  • Earth hosts a myriad of animals.

  • "As a clinician, it's a difficult symptom to treat," Cornelius said. "The end symptom may be the same, but what's causing it may be myriad."

  • Earth hosts myriad animals.

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

From French myriade, from Late Latin mȳriadem (accusative of mȳrias), from Ancient Greek μυριάς (muriás, “number of 10,000”), from μυρίος (muríos, “numberless, countless, infinite”). By surface analysis, myria- + -ad.